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From artefacts to atoms : the BIPM and the search for ultimate measurement standards / / Terry Quinn
| From artefacts to atoms : the BIPM and the search for ultimate measurement standards / / Terry Quinn |
| Autore | Quinn T. J (Terry J.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (464 p.) |
| Disciplina | 389/.15 |
| Soggetto topico | Metric system |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-990991-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The origins of the Metre Convention, 1851 to 1869; Why?; The need for international agreement on measurement standards; The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; The 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and Statistical Congress; The 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition: A time of political tension in Europe; The unit of length for geodesy and the original definition of the metre; The International Conferences on Geodesy, Berlin, 1864 and 1867; Reactions from France: The Bureau des Longitudes; Academy of Science of Saint Petersburg
Reaction from the Académie des sciences2. The creation of the International Metre Commission, 1869; Creation of the Metre Commission; The members of the French Section of the Metre Commission; The first meetings of the French Section; Once again: What should the origin of the new international metre be?; The first meeting of the Metre Commission, August 1870; 3. The International Metre Commission: meetings of 1872 and 1873; The order of things from 1869 to 1875; The Committee for Preparatory Research, April 1872; The International Metre Commission, September-October 1872 4. The casting of 1874 and the first of the new metre barsGreat Britain decides not to join; The problem of melting and casting platinum; Preparations for the Conservatoire casting; The casting of 250 kilograms of platinum-iridium on 13 May, 1874; Approval of the Permanent Committee; First indications that the alloy of the Conservatoire was contaminated; To proceed regardless; 5. The Diplomatic Conference of the Metre, 1875; The first sessions of the Conference; The Special Commission; First drafts of the Convention; Attempts at a compromise proposal; The opinion of the French Government The first vote on the proposalsThe 12 and 15 April sessions of the Diplomatic Conference; The signing of the Metre Convention on 20 May, 1875; 6. The creation of the BIPM and the new metric prototypes take shape; The first meeting of the International Committee for Weights and Measures; The founding members of the International Committee; Choosing the site for the International Bureau: The Pavillon de Breteuil; Decisions on the main instruments for the new institute; Progress between April 1875 and April 1876: Design for laboratory building Difficult relations between the International Committee and the French SectionThe International Committee refuses the 1874 alloy; A new railway line and improved relations with the French Section; 7. The first decade of scientific work at the BIPM, 1879 to 1889; Progress with metres and instruments; Publications, official and scientific, and the library; Elections to the International Committee; Construction of the new prototypes, the metres; Construction of the new prototypes, the kilograms; More on the metres; Good relations with the French Section The measurement of temperature, the 1887 hydrogen scale |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453468103321 |
Quinn T. J (Terry J.)
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2012] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From artefacts to atoms : the BIPM and the search for ultimate measurement standards / / Terry Quinn
| From artefacts to atoms : the BIPM and the search for ultimate measurement standards / / Terry Quinn |
| Autore | Quinn T. J (Terry J.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (464 p.) |
| Disciplina | 389/.15 |
| Soggetto topico | Metric system |
| ISBN | 0-19-990991-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The origins of the Metre Convention, 1851 to 1869; Why?; The need for international agreement on measurement standards; The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; The 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and Statistical Congress; The 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition: A time of political tension in Europe; The unit of length for geodesy and the original definition of the metre; The International Conferences on Geodesy, Berlin, 1864 and 1867; Reactions from France: The Bureau des Longitudes; Academy of Science of Saint Petersburg
Reaction from the Académie des sciences2. The creation of the International Metre Commission, 1869; Creation of the Metre Commission; The members of the French Section of the Metre Commission; The first meetings of the French Section; Once again: What should the origin of the new international metre be?; The first meeting of the Metre Commission, August 1870; 3. The International Metre Commission: meetings of 1872 and 1873; The order of things from 1869 to 1875; The Committee for Preparatory Research, April 1872; The International Metre Commission, September-October 1872 4. The casting of 1874 and the first of the new metre barsGreat Britain decides not to join; The problem of melting and casting platinum; Preparations for the Conservatoire casting; The casting of 250 kilograms of platinum-iridium on 13 May, 1874; Approval of the Permanent Committee; First indications that the alloy of the Conservatoire was contaminated; To proceed regardless; 5. The Diplomatic Conference of the Metre, 1875; The first sessions of the Conference; The Special Commission; First drafts of the Convention; Attempts at a compromise proposal; The opinion of the French Government The first vote on the proposalsThe 12 and 15 April sessions of the Diplomatic Conference; The signing of the Metre Convention on 20 May, 1875; 6. The creation of the BIPM and the new metric prototypes take shape; The first meeting of the International Committee for Weights and Measures; The founding members of the International Committee; Choosing the site for the International Bureau: The Pavillon de Breteuil; Decisions on the main instruments for the new institute; Progress between April 1875 and April 1876: Design for laboratory building Difficult relations between the International Committee and the French SectionThe International Committee refuses the 1874 alloy; A new railway line and improved relations with the French Section; 7. The first decade of scientific work at the BIPM, 1879 to 1889; Progress with metres and instruments; Publications, official and scientific, and the library; Elections to the International Committee; Construction of the new prototypes, the metres; Construction of the new prototypes, the kilograms; More on the metres; Good relations with the French Section The measurement of temperature, the 1887 hydrogen scale |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790506103321 |
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Quinn T. J (Terry J.)
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2012] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From artefacts to atoms : the BIPM and the search for ultimate measurement standards / / Terry Quinn
| From artefacts to atoms : the BIPM and the search for ultimate measurement standards / / Terry Quinn |
| Autore | Quinn T. J (Terry J.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (464 p.) |
| Disciplina | 389/.15 |
| Soggetto topico | Metric system |
| ISBN | 0-19-990991-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The origins of the Metre Convention, 1851 to 1869; Why?; The need for international agreement on measurement standards; The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London; The 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and Statistical Congress; The 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition: A time of political tension in Europe; The unit of length for geodesy and the original definition of the metre; The International Conferences on Geodesy, Berlin, 1864 and 1867; Reactions from France: The Bureau des Longitudes; Academy of Science of Saint Petersburg
Reaction from the Académie des sciences2. The creation of the International Metre Commission, 1869; Creation of the Metre Commission; The members of the French Section of the Metre Commission; The first meetings of the French Section; Once again: What should the origin of the new international metre be?; The first meeting of the Metre Commission, August 1870; 3. The International Metre Commission: meetings of 1872 and 1873; The order of things from 1869 to 1875; The Committee for Preparatory Research, April 1872; The International Metre Commission, September-October 1872 4. The casting of 1874 and the first of the new metre barsGreat Britain decides not to join; The problem of melting and casting platinum; Preparations for the Conservatoire casting; The casting of 250 kilograms of platinum-iridium on 13 May, 1874; Approval of the Permanent Committee; First indications that the alloy of the Conservatoire was contaminated; To proceed regardless; 5. The Diplomatic Conference of the Metre, 1875; The first sessions of the Conference; The Special Commission; First drafts of the Convention; Attempts at a compromise proposal; The opinion of the French Government The first vote on the proposalsThe 12 and 15 April sessions of the Diplomatic Conference; The signing of the Metre Convention on 20 May, 1875; 6. The creation of the BIPM and the new metric prototypes take shape; The first meeting of the International Committee for Weights and Measures; The founding members of the International Committee; Choosing the site for the International Bureau: The Pavillon de Breteuil; Decisions on the main instruments for the new institute; Progress between April 1875 and April 1876: Design for laboratory building Difficult relations between the International Committee and the French SectionThe International Committee refuses the 1874 alloy; A new railway line and improved relations with the French Section; 7. The first decade of scientific work at the BIPM, 1879 to 1889; Progress with metres and instruments; Publications, official and scientific, and the library; Elections to the International Committee; Construction of the new prototypes, the metres; Construction of the new prototypes, the kilograms; More on the metres; Good relations with the French Section The measurement of temperature, the 1887 hydrogen scale |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828153003321 |
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Quinn T. J (Terry J.)
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2012] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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