The International System of Units, universally abbreviated SI, is the modern metric system of measurement. Long the dominant system used in science, the SI is r

A basic introduction to the metric system. Covers: the three classes of SI units & the SI prefixes; units outside the SI; rules & style conventions for printing

This one-of-a-kind book provides detailed information on the metric system, its origin, history, and how the base and derived units were established. The book h