International System of Units (SI) (Seventh Edition)

Author: International Bureau of Weights and Measures
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Publication Date: 2000-07-01
Features: This book is translated from the "SI Units" (Seventh Edition) edited by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) in 1998. The book consists of 5 chapters, primarily introducing the development history, legislation, and prefixes of SI units; SI units and their derived units; decimal multiples and submultiples of SI units; SI units used alongside non-SI units; and the writing rules for the names and symbols of SI units. At the end of the book, there are two appendices and an index, mainly describing certain resolutions of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) and the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM), as well as the realization of some major units. This book is a reference tool for science and technology personnel in various fields, as well as teachers and students from universities, colleges, and vocational and technical schools. The book primarily introduces the development history, legislation, prefixes of SI units; SI units and their derived units; decimal multiples and submultiples of SI units; SI units used alongside non-SI units; and the writing rules for the names and symbols of SI units.