Treese S.A. History and Measurement of the Base and Derived Units

Springer, 2018. — 1125 p. — ISBN: 3319775766.This book discusses how and why historical measurement units developed, and reviews useful methods for making conversions as well as situations in which dimensional analysis can be used.
It starts from the history of length measurement, which is one of the oldest measures used by humans. It highlights the importance of area measurement, briefly discussing the methods for determining areas mathematically and by measurement. The book continues on to detail the development of measures for volume, mass, weight, time, temperature, angle, electrical units, amounts of substances, and light intensity. The seven SI/metric base units are highlighted, as well as a number of other units that have historically been used as base units.
Providing a comprehensive reference for interconversion among the commonly measured quantities in the different measurement systems with engineering accuracy, it also examines the relationships among base units in fields such as mechanical/thermal, electromagnetic and physical flow rates and fluxes using diagrams.Measurement Perspectives
Interconversion of Units
Metric and U.S. Customary/English Systems
Historical Length or Distance
Historical Area
Historical Volume or Capacity
Historical Weight and Mass
Historical Time
Historical Temperature
Historical Angular Measurement
Historical Electrical Charge and Current
Historical Amounts of Substances
Historical Luminous Intensity
From Base Units to Derived Units
Common Modern Conversions