A dictionary of weights, measures, and units

"This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of all the units, prefixes, and styling of the Systeme International (SI), as well as industry-specific and traditional terms currently in usage. It shows the evolution of the original basic metric system into the sophisticated SI, and parallel developments with other units of measure and their sequential definitions and sizing." "This new reference work will prove invaluable to professional scientists, engineers and technicians, as well as to students and the general user."--Jacket.