A Dictionary of Weights, Measures and Units

Books from the Oxford paperback reference series can be found in almost every library. They cover many subjects from abbreviations to zoology and are visible on the shelves with their distinctive royal blue covers. This edition is no different, with over 1,000 entries covering a range of disciplines that use weights, measures and units. It addresses the units used in science and engineering over the last two centuries including historical information. There is comprehensive coverage of the Systeme International (SI), the international system of units for measurements, as well as the British Imperial and US Customary measures.

The author, Donald...