You can purchase this book clicking here.

If you wish to purchase further titles already reviewed here, please return each time to SBB. Using the direct links available at our site is easier than searching by title, author, or ISBN number.

EDITORIAL INFORMATION

Mass determination is of fundamental importance for science, technology and economics. Technical mesauring systems range from ultramicro balances to weighing machines for freight trains; massiv objects range from subatomic particles to galaxies. Comprehensive and topical, this reference work covers the whole field of mass determination. Starting from physical foundations, it describes virtually all measurement techniques in detail and gives a through overview over scientific experiments related to the determination of masses. Reports on comtemporary problems, such as a new definition of the kilogram, historical excursions and a list of references without competition make this book an absolute must for everyone dealing with questions relating to mass determination in fundamental research, technical application, calibration service, and standardization.

(Extracted from the back cover).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.

-1 Introducction.

-2. Mass as a Physical Quantity.

-The Concept of Mass.
-The Unit of Mass.
-Work on a New Definition of the Unit of Mass.

-3. The Determination of Mass.

-The Development of the Determination of Mass.
-Mass Standards.
-Methods of Mass Determination.
-Mass Determination with Balances.
-Vacuum Weighing.
-Determination of Mass in Practice.
-Mass Determination under Exceptional Conditions.

-4. Mass Comparators.

-Symbols.
-Introduction.
-Theory of the Beam Balance.
-Quantities Influencing Balances and Weighing.
-Some Maximum Accuracy Comparators.
-Literature.

-5. Quantities Derived from Mass and their Determination.

-Symbols.
-Density.
-Force.
-Pressure.
-Selected Electrical Quantities.
-Literature.

-6. Appendix.

-Definition of the Base Units.
-Declaration of the 3rd CGPM (1901) on the Unit of Mass and on the Definition of Weight; the conventional value de gn.
-Recommendation 4 (CI-1993) of the CIPM.
-Decimal Multiples and Submultiples of the Unit of Mass in the International System of Units (SI).
-Units of Mass outside the SI.
-Atomic Masses of Elements with a Single Natural Isotope.
-Masses of Fundamental Particles of the 3 Generations.
-Masses of Some Hadrons Observed.
-Gravitational Acceleration.
-Formulas for the Calculation of Air Density.
-Water Density.
-Maximum Permissible Errors for Weights in Legal Metrology.
-Density Limits for Weights in Legal Metrology.
-Some Important Cities Above 1000 m Sea Level.
-Historical Dates (Mass).
-Dates of Some Historical Personalities (Mass).

-Further Literature.

-Abbreviations.

-List of Illustrations.

-Index.