| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 408 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Chapter 1: The origins of the Metre Convention 1851 to 1869 -- Chapter 2: The creation of the International Metre Commission 1869 -- Chapter 3: The International Metre Commission, meetings of 1872/73 -- Chapter 4: The casting of 1874 and the first steps in the fabrication of the new metric standards -- Chapter 5: The Diplomatic Conference of the Metre 1875 -- Chapter 6: The creation of the BIPM and the beginning of the construction of the new metric prototypes; problems with the French Section -- Chapter 7: 1879 to 1889, the first decade of scientific work at the International Bureau Progress with metres and instruments -- Chapter 8: New Member States and the first General Conference on Weights and Measures, 1889 -- Chapter 9: The development of the scientific work at the BIPM, the General Conferences of 1895 and 1901 -- Chapter 10: The creation of the Grands Laboratoires Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt (PTR) National Physical Laboratory (NPL) -- Chapter 11: The story of invar and the extension of the role of the International Bureau at the 6th General Conference 1921 -- Chapter 12: The 7th and 8th General Conferences 1927 and 1933, practical metrology and the Bureau during the Second World War -- Chapter 13: The SI, absolute electrical units, the International Committee and the creation of the ionizing radiation section -- Chapter 14: The adoption of the SI, revising the Metre Convention, new definitions of the metre and second at the 11th General Conference 1960 -- Chapter 15: The mole, the speed of light and more about the Metre Convention -- Chapter 16: New science at the BIPM and the Recognition of National measurement Standards -- Chapter 17: The redefinition of the kilogram and the move towards the New SI -- Epilogue: The new SI and the future role of the BIPM -- Appendix English text of the Metre Convention |
| Summary |
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) is currently implementing the greatest change ever in the world's system of weights and measures -- it is redefining the kilogram, the final artefact standard, and reorganizing the system of international units. This book tells the inside story of what led to these changes, from the events surrounding the founding of the BIPM in 1875 -- a landmark in the history of international cooperation -- to the present. It traces not only the evolution of the science, but also the story of the key individuals and events. The BIPM was the first inter |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-386) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
International Bureau of Weights and Measures.
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| SUBJECT |
International Bureau of Weights and Measures fast |
| Subject |
Metric system.
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Metric System
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Measurement.
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Metric system
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199909919 |
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0199909911 |
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130606872X |
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9781306068727 |
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