Using SI Units in Astronomy

ISBN-13: 9780521769174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 230 str.

Richard Dodd

Opis

A coherent and unified handbook that sets out the relationship between SI units and other units used in astronomy.

Recenzje

'A useful book for the library …' The Observatory

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. An introduction to SI units; 3. Dimensional analysis; 4. Unit of angular measure (radian); 5. Unit of time (second); 6. Unit of length (metre); 7. Unit of mass (kilogram); 8. Unit of luminous intensity (candela); 9. Unit of thermodynamic temperature (kelvin); 10. Unit of electric current (ampere); 11. Unit of amount of substance (mole); 12. Astronomical taxonomy; Index.