{"product_id":"9783030096243","title":"Science Networks. Historical Studies: Volume 1","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScience Networks. Historical Studies: Volume 1\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGyllenbok, Jan\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first of three volumes starts with a short introduction to historical metrology as a scientific discipline and goes on with an anthology of acient and modern measurement systems of all kind, scientific measures, units of time, weights, currencies etc. It concludes with an exhaustive list of references.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnits of measurement are of vital importance in every civilization through history. Since the early ages, man has through necessity devised various measures to assist him in everyday life. They have enabled and continue to enable us to trade in commonly and equitably understood amounts, and to investigate, understand, and control the chemical, physical, and biological processes of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essence of the work is an alphabetically ordered, comprehensive list of measurement nomenclature, units and scales. It provides an understanding of almost all quantitative expressions observed in all imaginable situations, including spelling variants and the abbreviations and symbols for units, and various acronyms used in metrology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will be of use not only to historians of science and technology, but also to economic and social historians and should be in every major academic and national library as standard reference work on the topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Birkhäuser\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-12-15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030096243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-57598-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 677\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46793490628748,"sku":"9783030096243","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030096243.jpg?v=1774030573","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030096243","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}