The physics of metrology : (Record no. 8351)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2009935065
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Original cataloging agency UKM
Language of cataloging eng
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9783211783801 (hbk.)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 3211783806 (hbk.)
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System control number (OCoLC)233552249
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Classification number QC83
Item number .H43 2010
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 530.809
Edition number 22
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Hebra, Alex,
Dates associated with a name 1919-
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The physics of metrology :
Remainder of title all about instruments : from trundle wheels to atomic clocks /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Alexius J. Hebra.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Wien ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Springer,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2010.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxi, 383 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1. The measurement of length -- Trundle wheel -- Chains and tape measures -- Distance measurement -- Triangulation -- Theodolites -- Optical distance meters -- Reflective distance meters -- Beam-modulation telemetry -- Global positioning system -- Ruler and gage blocks -- Caliper -- Micrometers -- Dial indicators -- 2. Angles and arcs -- Cross staff angle measurement -- Astrolabe and quadrant -- Sextant -- Levels --Inclinometers and laser levelers -- Protractor and the carpenter's bevel -- Sine-bar -- Digital theodolites and encoders -- 3. Clocks and the measurement of time -- Water clocks -- Gravity-driven timepieces -- Candle clocks -- Sandglasses -- Mechanical clockworks -- The foliot escapement -- Pendulum escapement -- Spring-driven clockworks -- Electric clock -- Tuning fork ratchet control -- Crystal-controlled watches -- Clocks and the atom -- A truly nature-based frequency standard -- Building an atomic clock -- 4. Velocity and acceleration -- Tachometer -- Pickups -- Sound and ultrasound -- Echo sounding -- Piezoelectric probes -- Radar -- Doppler shift radar -- A glimpse at relativity -- Velocity and acceleration -- Liquid flow metering -- Orifice flowmeters -- Variable-area flowmeter -- Variable-area flowmeter -- Positive displacement meters -- Gasometers -- 5. Force, mass, weight, and torque -- Strain gages and the Wheatstone bridge -- Measuring deflection -- Crystal strain gauges -- From levers to scales and balances -- Scales and weights -- Torque -- Motor torque and de Prony's brake -- Eddy current dynamometer -- 6. Vibrations -- Aeolian harp - the dawn of music -- The omnipresent vortex -- Waves and the sine line -- String theories --Aeolian vibrations -- Practice meets theory -- III winds -- Wind power of the nasty kind -- Controlling aeolian vibrations -- Vibration dampers -- Monitoring vibration damping -- Terra not so firma -- Earthquake detection -- Vibration sensors -- Displaying signals -- Frequency measurement instrumentation -- Forced oscillations -- Crank mechanics -- Some fascinating crank-driven machinery -- Analog frequency meters -- Digital metering -- In comes the computer! -- Noncontact measurements -- Doppler vibrometer -- 7. Thermodynamics -- Six's thermometer -- Gas thermometer -- Thermoelectric temperature sensors -- Resistance thermometry -- Radiation pyrometry -- Thermistors -- Calorimetry -- Berthelot's bomb calorimeter -- Specific heat capacity -- Nernst calorimeter -- Thermophore -- Specific heat energy of gases -- Apparatus of Clément and Desormes -- Entropy and the heat-death -- 8. Pressure -- Mercury barometer -- Dial barometer -- Low and rough grade vacuum -- Once upon a time -- Bourdon tube manometer -- Membrane-actuated manometers --
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Formatted contents note Energy via airmail -- The "incompressible" fluids -- Hydraulic ram -- Down and under -- Diamond anvil cell -- The other face of the coin -- Capacitance manometer -- McLoid vacuum meter -- Pirani heat transfer manometer -- New age machine design -- Ladder diagram -- The not so missing link -- Typical applications of pneumatic cylinders -- Valves, the gray eminence -- Pneumatics and hydraulics -- Pressure sensors -- The atmosphere and the cosmos -- 9. Density of solids, liquids, and gases -- Density and atomic mass -- Measurements of gas density -- Effusiometer -- Hydrogen and helium -- Acoustic gas density meter -- Density of solids -- Density of liquids -- Pycnometer -- Nicholson's hydrometer -- Mohr (Westphal) balance -- Hydrometer -- Hare's apparatus -- Oscillating tube densitometer -- Density of extrasolar objects -- 10. Light and radiation -- Vanishing grease blot -- Clap hands - here comes the semiconductor! -- The finite velocity of propagation of light -- I see the light! -- The enchanted land of lenses -- Binoculars -- The roots of white light -- Reflecting telescopes -- Newtonian reflectors -- Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes -- From extreme to extreme -- Electron microscope -- Spectrometry -- Prism spectroscope -- Diffraction grating spectroscope -- 11. Acoustics -- The symphony orchestra in the living room -- Sound propagation -- The wave nature of sound -- Audio systems -- The two faces of the dynamic speaker -- Piezoelectric transducers -- Technology of piezoelectrics -- An application of piezoelectric transducers -- Ribbon microphone -- Condenser microphones -- Electrostatic speakers -- Sound tracking -- Echo sounding -- Ultra- and hypersound -- Sonography -- Sonoluminescence -- Addendum -- 12. Electrical and electronic instruments -- Volt and ampere -- D'Arsonval galvanometer -- Transistorized multimeter -- Iron-vane instrument -- Bimetal ammeter -- Power meters -- Resistance meters -- Cross coil instruments -- Tenacious oddball -- Let's get digitized! -- The LED at the end of the tunnel -- Digital measurement of analog magnitudes -- Analog-to-digital conversion -- Successive-approximation converter -- Slope integrating ADC -- 13. Automation : instruments that think -- Thermostats -- Electronic temperature controllers -- Operation of on/off mode controllers -- Luminosity control -- CO₂ control in exhaust gases -- Sulfur dioxide measurement -- Humidity control -- Moisture control -- Conductivity of fluids and liquids -- Some control theory -- Proportional control -- Pneumatic control systems -- Flashback to the roots of automation.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Metrology
General subdivision History.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Weights and measures
General subdivision History.
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Koha item type Books
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