| A Dictionary of International Units: Metric-Matters: Names and Symbols Contributor(s): Bladon, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0595371159 ISBN-13: 9780595371150 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: "A DICTIONARY OF INTERNATIONAL UNITS Metric-Matters: Names and Symbols" enriches your vocabulary and provides the International Standard for units and symbols throughout the World. Discover the 19 scientists of six nationalities whose surnames have been used for SI (metric) units. This is a valuable resource for reference, especially for science students. It gives twenty SI prefixes with guidance on how to write units, names, symbols, and numerical values correctly. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Weights & Measures - Reference | Dictionaries - Reference | Trivia |
| Dewey: 530.812 |
| LCCN: 2006275350 |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 6" W x 9" (0.36 lbs) 104 pages |
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| Publisher Description: A DICTIONARY OF INTERNATIONAL UNITS Metric-Matters: Names and Symbols enriches your vocabulary and provides the International Standard for units and symbols throughout the World. Discover the 19 scientists of six nationalities whose surnames have been used for SI (metric) units. This is a valuable resource for reference, especially for science students. It gives twenty SI prefixes with guidance on how to write units, names, symbols, and numerical values correctly. |