The reform of the International System of Units (SI): philosophical, historical, and sociological issues
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Introduction; 1 The origins of the Metre Convention, the SI and the development of modern metrology; 2 Justifying and motivating an SI for all people for all time; 3 Reforming the Internatio...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY
Routledge
2019
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| Series: | History and philosophy of technoscience
15 |
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History and philosophy of technoscience (15)
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| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351048989
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| Author Notes: | edited by Nadine de Courtenay, Olivier Darrigol, and Oliver Schlaudt. |
| Summary: | Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Introduction; 1 The origins of the Metre Convention, the SI and the development of modern metrology; 2 Justifying and motivating an SI for all people for all time; 3 Reforming the International System of Units: on our way to redefine the base units solely from fundamental constants and beyond; 4 Strategies for the definition of a system of units; 5 Relations between units and relations between quantities; 6 On the conceptual nature of the physical constants |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 16.10.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9781351048989 1351048988 9781351048965 1351048961 9781351048958 1351048953 9781351048972 135104897X |