Measures of Genius

The scientists who gave their name to units of measure

von Alan R Durden

490 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The life and work of the scientists who had units of measure named after them. Taking each scientist in chronological order, the book traces some of the key developments in physical science - astronomy, electricity and heat - during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, and shows how those units form a coherent system of measurements - the SI.

• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Naturwissenschaften, allgemein Wissenschaftliche Standards, Normung usw.
• ISBN: 9781905206155
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.10.2014
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Bramber Press