Using SI Units in Astronomy

Informationen zum Autor Richard Dodd has spent much of his astronomical career in New Zealand, including serving as Director of Carter Observatory, Wellington, and as an honorary lecturer in physics at Victoria University of Wellington. Dr Dodd is past president of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. Klappentext A coherent and unified handbook that sets out the relationship between SI units and other units used in astronomy. Zusammenfassung Advocating the use of SI units in astronomy! as far as is practical! this handbook demonstrates the ease with which transformations from old units to internationally agreed scientific units may be made. With numerous worked examples! this is a valuable resource for all researchers in astronomy and astrophysics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

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

Zusammenfassung
Advocating the use of SI units in astronomy, as far as is practical, this handbook demonstrates the ease with which transformations from old units to internationally agreed scientific units may be made. With numerous worked examples, this is a valuable resource for all researchers in astronomy and astrophysics.

Inhalt
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.

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