@article{839383,
      recid = {839383},
      author = {Treese, Steven A.},
      title = {History and measurement of the base and derived units.},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      address = {[S.l.] :},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      year = {2018},
      abstract = {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. .},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/839383},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77577-7},
}