The Metric System of Weights and Measures

by Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard

Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard's The Metric System of Weights and Measures is a comprehensive introduction to the metric system and its history, principles, and applications. From the basic units of length, mass, and volume to more specialized measures in fields like electricity and thermodynamics, Barnard offers a clear and concise overview of this important system of measurement. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and science of measurement or the practical applications of the metric system. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

198 pages, Hardcover

First published November 24, 2005

About the author

American educator Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard advocated higher opportunities for women as the president from 1864 of Columbia University to 1889; people named college in his honor.

Yale University in 1828 graduated this deaf scientist.

He worked as a classical and English scholar, a mathematician, a physicist, and a chemist. He occupied the position of professor of English literature at Alabama, also of mathematics and natural philosophy from 1838 to 1848, and of chemistry and natural history from 1848 to 1854. He died in city of New York.

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