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Why a Conversion Handbook? |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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The International System of Units |
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3 | (12) |
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3 | (3) |
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The General conference on Weights and Measures |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (7) |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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Non-SI and SI Units Used in Combination |
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10 | (1) |
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Commonly Used legal Non-SI Units |
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10 | (1) |
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Non-SI Units Defined By Experiment |
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11 | (1) |
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Non-SI Units Temporarily Maintained |
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11 | (1) |
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Non-SI Units Which Must be Discontinued |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (76) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (3) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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International Electrical Units |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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British and American systems of Units |
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19 | (21) |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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Imperial Units of Volume and Capacity |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (4) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units) |
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32 | (1) |
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US Customary Units of Length |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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US Customary Units of Area |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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US Units of Volume and Capacity |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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US Apothecaries' Measures of Capacity |
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35 | (2) |
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US Customary Units of Weight |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Obsolete Weight and Capacity Measures |
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38 | (1) |
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UK Units for Beer, Wines and Spirits |
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38 | (1) |
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UK Clothes Units of Length |
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39 | (1) |
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UK and US Hay and Straw Weights |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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The Foot-Pound-Second (FPS) System |
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40 | (2) |
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Ancient and Obsolete Systems of Weights and Measures |
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42 | (49) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Old Chinese Units of Length |
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44 | (1) |
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Old Chinese Units of Area |
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44 | (1) |
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Old Chinese Units of Weight |
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44 | (1) |
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Old Chinese Units of Capacity |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Old Indian Units of Length |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (5) |
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Egyptian Units of Capacity |
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52 | (1) |
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The Assyrio-Chaldean-Persian System |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (2) |
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Persian Units of Capacity |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Hebrew Units of Weight (Sacred System) |
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54 | (1) |
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Hebrew Units of Weight (Talmudic System) |
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54 | (1) |
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Hebrew Units of Capacity (Dry) |
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55 | (1) |
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Hebrew Units of Capacity (Liquids) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Greek Units of Capacity (Dry) |
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55 | (2) |
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Greek Units of Capacity (Liquids) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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Roman Units of Capacity (Dry) |
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57 | (1) |
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Roman Units of Capacity (Liquids) |
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57 | (5) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Arabic Units of Weight (System of the Prophet) |
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62 | (1) |
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Arbabic Units of Capacity |
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62 | (1) |
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Obsolete National and Regional Systems |
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62 | (1) |
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Old French System (Ancien Regime) |
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62 | (1) |
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Old French Units of Length |
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62 | (4) |
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66 | (1) |
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Old French Units of Capacity |
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66 | (2) |
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Old French Units of Weight |
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68 | (1) |
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Old French System (1812--1840) |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (2) |
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Old Italian Units of Weight |
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70 | (1) |
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Old Italian Measures (Regional Variations) |
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70 | (1) |
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Old Spanish System (Castillian) |
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70 | (1) |
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Old Spanish Units of Length |
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70 | (2) |
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Old Spanish Units of Area |
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72 | (1) |
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Old Spanish Units of Weight |
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72 | (1) |
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Old Spanish Units of capacity (Liquids) |
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72 | (1) |
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Old Spanish Units of Capacity (Dry) |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Old Portuguese Units of Length |
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72 | (3) |
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Old Portuguese Units of Area |
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75 | (1) |
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Old Portuguese Units of Weight |
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75 | (1) |
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Old Portuguese Units of Capacity (Dry) |
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75 | (1) |
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Old Portuguese Units of Capacity (Liquids) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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Old Dutch Units of Length |
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76 | (1) |
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Old Dutch Units of Weight |
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76 | (1) |
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Old Dutch Units of Capacity (Dry) |
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76 | (1) |
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Old Dutch Units of Capacity (Liquids) |
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76 | (1) |
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Old German System (Prussian) |
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76 | (2) |
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Old German Units of Length |
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78 | (1) |
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Old German Units of Weight |
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78 | (1) |
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Old German Units of Capacity (Dry) |
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78 | (1) |
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Old German Units of Capacity (Liquids) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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Old Russian Units of Length |
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78 | (3) |
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Old Russian Units of Weight (Ordinary) |
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81 | (1) |
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Old Russian Units of Weight (Apothecary) |
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81 | (1) |
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Old Russian Units of Capacity (Dry) |
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81 | (1) |
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Old Russian Units of Capacity (Liquids) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Old Swedish Units of Length |
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81 | (1) |
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Old Swedish Units of Weight |
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81 | (1) |
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Old Swedish Units of Capacity (Dry) |
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81 | (6) |
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Old Swedish Units of Capacity (Liquids) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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Old Japanese Units of Length |
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87 | (1) |
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Old Japanese Units of Area |
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87 | (1) |
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Old Japanese Units of Capacity |
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87 | (1) |
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Old Japanese Units of Weight |
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87 | (4) |
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91 | (352) |
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Units In Alphabetical order |
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91 | (281) |
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Conversion Tables Listed by Physical Quantities |
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372 | (71) |
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Conversion Tables for Units of Mass |
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372 | (10) |
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Conversion Tables for Units of Length |
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382 | (11) |
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Conversion Tables for Units of Area |
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393 | (7) |
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Conversion Tables for Units of Volume and Capacity |
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400 | (6) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Linear Density |
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406 | (1) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Surface Mass Density |
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407 | (1) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Mass Density |
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408 | (2) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Specific Gravity |
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410 | (2) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Time |
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412 | (2) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Dynamic Viscosity |
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414 | (1) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Kinematic Viscosity |
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415 | (1) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Linear Velocity |
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416 | (2) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Angular Velocity |
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418 | (2) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Force |
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420 | (2) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Pressure and Stress |
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422 | (4) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Energy, Heat and Work |
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426 | (2) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Power |
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428 | (4) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Plane and Solid Angle |
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432 | (2) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Thermal conductivity |
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434 | (2) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Concentration |
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436 | (1) |
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Conversion Table for Units of Temperature |
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437 | (1) |
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Conversion Table for Electrical Units |
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438 | (1) |
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Conversion Table for Units Used in Magnetism |
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439 | (1) |
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Conversion Table for Photometric Units |
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440 | (1) |
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Conversion Table for Units Used in Nuclear Sciences |
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441 | (2) |
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443 | (6) |
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Fundamental Methematical Constants |
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443 | (1) |
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Fundamental Physical Constants |
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443 | (6) |
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449 | (30) |
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449 | (1) |
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449 | (1) |
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Rules about Large Numbers (>1000000) |
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450 | (1) |
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Date and Time Numerical Representation |
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451 | (1) |
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National, Regional and International Standardization Bodies |
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451 | (18) |
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International Standards Bodies |
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452 | (1) |
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National Standards Bodies Worldwide |
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453 | (1) |
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National Standards Bodies |
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453 | (10) |
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US Standards and Standardizations Bodies, Technical Associations And Societies |
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463 | (6) |
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Acceleration Due to Gravity at any Latitude and Elevation |
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469 | (1) |
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International Practical Temperature Scale (IPTS, 1968) |
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469 | (1) |
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International Temperature Scale (ITS--90) |
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470 | (1) |
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French-English Lexicon for Units |
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471 | (2) |
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French-English Lexicon for Physical Quantities |
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473 | (3) |
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Old Alchemical symbols Used in Astronomy, Chemistry, and Biology |
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476 | (1) |
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Old Symbols Used in the British System |
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477 | (2) |
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479 | (6) |
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479 | (2) |
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References About the Metric System and the SI |
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481 | (1) |
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References of General Interest |
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482 | (2) |
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484 | (1) |
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International and National Standards |
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