Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures written by François Cardarelli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopaedia converts the huge variety of units from all over the world in every period of recorded history into units of the SI. Featuring: An A-Z of conversion tables for over 10,000 units of measurements Tables of the fundamental constants of nature with their units. Listings of professional societies, and national standardization bodies for easy reference. An extensive bibliography detailing further reading on the multifarious aspects of measurement and its units.