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The Physics of Metrology: All about Instruments: From Trundle Wheels to Atomic Clocks
Alex Hebra
Conceived as a reference manual for practicing engineers, instrument designers, service technicians and engineering students. 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.
383 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 18, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9783211783801 |
| Publishers | Springer Verlag GmbH |
| Pages | 383 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 23 mm · 748 g |
| Language | English |
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