Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures Volume 1 /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Gyllenbok, Jan (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Science Networks. Historical Studies, 56
• Θέματα: History.; Civilization-History.; Economic history.; Finance-History.; History of Science.; Cultural History.; Economic History.; Financial History.

This 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 ref...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1.Introduction
• 2.Systems of Units
• 3.A-Z of Metric, Scientific and Informal Measures
• 4.Time Measurements and Calendars
• 5.Ancient Systems of Weights, Measures and Currencies
• References.