Conceived as a reference manual for practicing engineers, instrument designers, service technicians and engineering students. The related fields of physics, mechanics and mathematics are frequently incorporated to enhance the understanding of the subject matter. Historical anecdotes as far back as Hellenistic times to modern scientists help illustrate in an entertaining manner ideas ranging from impractical inventions in history to those that have changed our lives.

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Charleston, USA

Alexius J. Hebra

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Book Title: The Physics of Metrology
Book Subtitle: All about Instruments: From Trundle Wheels to Atomic Clocks
Authors: Alexius J. Hebra
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-78381-8
Publisher: Springer Vienna
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-211-78380-1Published: 18 December 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1674-6Published: 28 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-211-78381-8Published: 06 April 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 383
Topics: Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation, Engineering, general, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics

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