Research Catalog

Title

The physics of metrology : all about instruments : from trundle wheels to atomic clocks / Alexius J. Hebra.

Author

Hebra, Alex, 1919-

Publication

Wien ; New York : Springer, c2010.

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Details

Description

xxi, 383 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Metrology > History
• Weights and measures > History
• Physics
• Engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Control engineering systems
• Electronics
• Measurement Science and Instrumentation
• Mechanical Engineering
• Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer
• Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation
• Engineering, general
• Control , Robotics, Mechatronics

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• 1. The measurement of length -- Trundle wheel -- Chains and tape measures -- Distance measurement -- Triangulation -- Theodolites -- Optical distance meters -- Reflective distance meters -- Beam-modulation telemetry -- Global positioning system -- Ruler and gage blocks -- Caliper -- Micrometers -- Dial indicators -- 2. Angles and arcs -- Cross staff angle measurement -- Astrolabe and quadrant -- Sextant -- Levels --Inclinometers and laser levelers -- Protractor and the carpenter's bevel -- Sine-bar -- Digital theodolites and encoders -- 3. Clocks and the measurement of time -- Water clocks -- Gravity-driven timepieces -- Candle clocks -- Sandglasses -- Mechanical clockworks -- The foliot escapement -- Pendulum escapement -- Spring-driven clockworks -- Electric clock -- Tuning fork ratchet control -- Crystal-controlled watches -- Clocks and the atom -- A truly nature-based frequency standard -- Building an atomic clock -- 4. Velocity and acceleration -- Tachometer -- Pickups --^
• Sound and ultrasound -- Echo sounding -- Piezoelectric probes -- Radar -- Doppler shift radar -- A glimpse at relativity -- Velocity and acceleration -- Liquid flow metering -- Orifice flowmeters -- Variable-area flowmeter -- Variable-area flowmeter -- Positive displacement meters -- Gasometers -- 5. Force, mass, weight, and torque -- Strain gages and the Wheatstone bridge -- Measuring deflection -- Crystal strain gauges -- From levers to scales and balances -- Scales and weights -- Torque -- Motor torque and de Prony's brake -- Eddy current dynamometer -- 6. Vibrations -- Aeolian harp -- the dawn of music -- The omnipresent vortex -- Waves and the sine line -- String theories --Aeolian vibrations -- Practice meets theory -- III winds -- Wind power of the nasty kind -- Controlling aeolian vibrations -- Vibration dampers -- Monitoring vibration damping -- Terra not so firma -- Earthquake detection -- Vibration sensors -- Displaying signals -- Frequency measurement instrumentation --^
• Forced oscillations -- Crank mechanics -- Some fascinating crank-driven machinery -- Analog frequency meters -- Digital metering -- In comes the computer! -- Noncontact measurements -- Doppler vibrometer -- 7. Thermodynamics -- Six's thermometer -- Gas thermometer -- Thermoelectric temperature sensors -- Resistance thermometry -- Radiation pyrometry -- Thermistors -- Calorimetry -- Berthelot's bomb calorimeter -- Specific heat capacity -- Nernst calorimeter -- Thermophore -- Specific heat energy of gases -- Apparatus of Clément and Desormes -- Entropy and the heat-death -- 8. Pressure -- Mercury barometer -- Dial barometer -- Low and rough grade vacuum -- Once upon a time -- Bourdon tube manometer -- Membrane-actuated manometers.
• Energy via airmail -- The "incompressible" fluids -- Hydraulic ram -- Down and under -- Diamond anvil cell -- The other face of the coin -- Capacitance manometer -- McLoid vacuum meter -- Pirani heat transfer manometer -- New age machine design -- Ladder diagram -- The not so missing link -- Typical applications of pneumatic cylinders -- Valves, the gray eminence -- Pneumatics and hydraulics -- Pressure sensors -- The atmosphere and the cosmos -- 9. Density of solids, liquids, and gases -- Density and atomic mass -- Measurements of gas density -- Effusiometer -- Hydrogen and helium -- Acoustic gas density meter -- Density of solids -- Density of liquids -- Pycnometer -- Nicholson's hydrometer -- Mohr (Westphal) balance -- Hydrometer -- Hare's apparatus -- Oscillating tube densitometer -- Density of extrasolar objects -- 10. Light and radiation -- Vanishing grease blot -- Clap hands -- here comes the semiconductor! -- The finite velocity of propagation of light --^
• I see the light! -- The enchanted land of lenses -- Binoculars -- The roots of white light -- Reflecting telescopes -- Newtonian reflectors -- Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes -- From extreme to extreme -- Electron microscope -- Spectrometry -- Prism spectroscope -- Diffraction grating spectroscope -- 11. Acoustics -- The symphony orchestra in the living room -- Sound propagation -- The wave nature of sound -- Audio systems -- The two faces of the dynamic speaker -- Piezoelectric transducers -- Technology of piezoelectrics -- An application of piezoelectric transducers -- Ribbon microphone -- Condenser microphones -- Electrostatic speakers -- Sound tracking -- Echo sounding -- Ultra- and hypersound -- Sonography -- Sonoluminescence -- Addendum -- 12. Electrical and electronic instruments -- Volt and ampere -- D'Arsonval galvanometer -- Transistorized multimeter -- Iron-vane instrument -- Bimetal ammeter -- Power meters -- Resistance meters -- Cross coil instruments --^
• Tenacious oddball -- Let's get digitized! -- The LED at the end of the tunnel -- Digital measurement of analog magnitudes -- Analog-to-digital conversion -- Successive-approximation converter -- Slope integrating ADC -- 13. Automation : instruments that think -- Thermostats -- Electronic temperature controllers -- Operation of on/off mode controllers -- Luminosity control -- CO₂ control in exhaust gases -- Sulfur dioxide measurement -- Humidity control -- Moisture control -- Conductivity of fluids and liquids -- Some control theory -- Proportional control -- Pneumatic control systems -- Flashback to the roots of automation.

ISBN

• 9783211783801 (hbk.)
• 3211783806 (hbk.)

OCLC

233552249

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library