From artefacts to atoms :: the BIPM and the search for ultimate measurement standards /

The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) is currently implementing the greatest change ever in the world's system of weights and measures -- it is redefining the kilogram, the final artefact standard, and reorganizing the system of international units. This book tells the inside...

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1. Verfasser: Quinn, T. J. (Terry J.)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
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Zusammenfassung:The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) is currently implementing the greatest change ever in the world's system of weights and measures -- it is redefining the kilogram, the final artefact standard, and reorganizing the system of international units. This book tells the inside story of what led to these changes, from the events surrounding the founding of the BIPM in 1875 -- a landmark in the history of international cooperation -- to the present. It traces not only the evolution of the science, but also the story of the key individuals and events. The BIPM was the first inter.
Beschreibung:Includes index.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxviii, 408 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-386) and index.
ISBN:9780199909919
0199909911
130606872X
9781306068727

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