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여러가지 경제 정보 실시간으로 볼 수 있는 곳

바람처럼 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:33:17 +0900

국내증시

http://stock.koscom.co.kr/

http://money.msn.co.kr/domestic/04_01.php?section=2

환율정보

http://www.keb.co.kr/

KEB빠른서비스 환율조회

미국증시

http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/research/welcome.asp

원하는 지수에 클릭하심 됩니다.

세계 금시세

http://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html

추석이다. 내가 좋아하는 더빙영화 시리즈~

바람처럼 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:20:35 +0900

난 더빙 영화가 좋다.
이유라면 자막 안읽어도 되고.. 왠지 신기하고(서양인이 한국말 하니까... ㅡㅡ; 더빙인지 알아도 몰입해서 보고 있으면 신기하다..이 말임)
그래서 주말의 명화/토요명화가 없어진게 너무 슬프다. 진짜 슬프다.
주말이면 기다리던 시간이었는데.. (이런 증상은 최근 3-4년에 생긴 증상이다)...

그런데 명절에는 해준다. ㅋㅋㅋ

그 스케쥴이 여기에~~

12일 금요일 - 뭘 봐야 하려나... 일단 더빙영화는 액션이 최고다! 그 다음이 스릴러. 일단 난 미션임파서블로~

21:40_ 미션임파서블 3 (mbc)
23:05_ 즐거운 인생 (sbs)
24:15_ 뮌헨 (kbs2)
25:05_ 터미네이터 3 (sbs)
25:35_ 독립 영화관-207가의 디귿자 아파트 외 (kbs1)

13일 토요일 - 성룡의 러시아워3도 땡기는데.. 캐리비안의 해적이 보고 싶네... 왜냐면 조니뎁을 자주하시는 성우분 목소리가 좋거든...

11:20_ 러시아워3 (sbs)
22:05_ 원스 어폰 어 타임 (kbs2)
23:20_ 바르게 살자 (sbs)
23:25_ 투야의 결혼 (ebs)
24:15_ 캐리비안의 해적 - 망자의 함 (mbc)
24:50_ 독립영화관- 아스라이 (kbs1)
25:10_ 베트맨 비긴즈 (SBS)

14일 일요일 - 한국영화가 많다. 이 날은 그냥 조용히 쉬어야겠다. 매트릭스는 디비디가 있고.... 하루쯤 쉬어줘야지....(사실 다 한국영화고 본 영화가 많아서...) 원스가 좀 빨리만 하면...

10:50_ 타짜 (kbs2)
21:35_ 무방비도시 (mbc)
23:20_ 마파도 (SBS)
23:25_ 6년째 연애중 (kbs2)
23:25_ 원스 (EBS)
23:40_ 상사부일체 (MBC)
23:40_ 말할 수 없는 비밀 (kbs1)
25:20_ 매트릭스 2 (SBS)

15일 월요일 - 출근해야 하므로 스킵~아쉽다. 퍼즐도 보고 싶었고, 여우비도 보고 싶었는데... 다행히 외화가 적어서...

09:40 두 얼굴의 여친 (MBC)
10:00 천년여우 여우비 (EBS)
10:30 이장과 군수 (SBS)
21:30 권순분 여사 납치 사건 (KBS2)
24:00 시티즌 독 (KBS1)
24:55 두뇌유희 프로젝트 퍼즐 (KBS2)

Riches I hold in light esteem.

바람처럼 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:49:19 +0900

Riches I hold in light esteem,
And Love I laugh to scorn;
And lust of fame was but a dream
That vanish'd with the morn;

And if pray, the only prayer
That moves my lips for me
Is, "Leave the heart that now I bear,
And give me liverty!"

Yes, as my swift days near their goal,
"This is all that I implore;
In life and death a chainless soul,
With courage to endure

l시 : Emily Bronte
음악 : 사토 나오키
노래 : tomo the tomo

일본 드라마 '하게타카'의 메인 테마곡으로 쓰인 노래.
돈과 자본주의에 대한 처절한 고찰이라고 생각되는 드라마에 너무나 잘 어울리는 테마곡이었다.
너무 좋아 찾아봤더니 그 유명한 에밀리 브론테의 시였군...
나에게도 이런 마음이 언제나 함께하길...

부귀영화를 가볍게 여기네 by 에밀리 브론테

부귀 영화를 난 가볍게 여기네
사랑 까짓 것 웃어 넘기네
명예욕도 아침이 오면
사라지는 한 때의 꿈일 뿐이라네

내가 기도한다면 내 입술 움직이는
단 한가지 기도는
"제 마음 지금 그대로 두시고
저에게 자유를 주소서!"

그렇다. 화살같은 살밍 종말로 치달을 때
내가 바라는 것은 오직 하나
삶에도 죽음에도 인내할 용기 있는
자유로운 영혼이 되기를.

PS>조만간 하게타카에 대해 리뷰해보도록 하겠습니다.
근래에 본 최고의 드라마였습니다.

엉덩이가 무거워야...

바람처럼 — Tue, 9 Sep 2008 18:22:28 +0900

다음 아고라..
처음 가봤다.
촛불이 그렇게 불타오를 때에도 다음 아고라에는 가보지 않았었는데..
우연히 알게 된 경제 토론방에서 난 극현실주의 또는 비관론자들의 외침을 들을 수 있었다.
아마츄어라고 보기엔 너무나 세련되고 탄탄한 이론으로 무장한 이들이 많았다.

경제적 지식이 얄팍한 나는 어느새 그들의 논리에 빠져들었고, 급기야 금요일에 비관론(아니면 정말 극현실주의?)에 빠져 손절을 감행했다.
손실액은... 회복 불가능은 아니지만 상처는 깊었다.
두번째 실패...
처음과 마찬가지로 대우건설과 연관된 금호산업 등 금호관련주들이 나에게 깊은 상처를 안겼다.

대통령과의 상관성 등등 금호 계열은 지금 호재라고는 하나도 없거늘...
anyway...
일요일 저녁에 본 기사...
2대 모기지 회사에 미국의 공적 자금이 투입된다는...
'내일 좀 오르겠군'...
사이드카 발동!
사실 약올랐다. 하루 사이에..하필이면...
오늘 아침에 출근하면서.. 오늘도 추가반등을 할 것인지, 아니면 어제의 기술적 상승(난 사실 일시적 안도감으로 생각한다) 후 하락?
고민을 했다.
어제의 불꽃쇼를 보고 분명 오늘 추가로 들어가는 이들이 있을거란 생각에... 단타를 해볼까 했지만..
어찌 아침의 시간외 장이 좀 이상했다.
주문 낸거 거둬들이고, 관망... 장 열리자마자 푸른 빛이 쭈욱~~~
어차피 페니 등의 모기지 구제로 세계 경제의 암울한 빛이 거둬지지 않을거란 전문가들의 예측에 공감한 바였기에 다시 주가는 떨어지고 환율은 오를거라 생각했지만..
설마 하루짜리일줄이야...
외국인들이 어제조차 순매수가 아닌 소액이긴 해도 순매도를 했다는 사실에 매매에 뛰어들지 않았는데.. 다행이었다.

이번 일을 보면서 역시 주식은 일희일비 할 일도 아니고..
금요일 처럼... 혹해서 팔았다가 다음 날 팔 수 있는 타이밍을 놓치는 일이 있어서는 아니되겠다는 생각이 들었다.
주식, 특히 직투는 언제나..

1. 여윳돈으로 한다.
2. 스스로를 믿는다(단 그것도 손절의 한계선 내에서 할 일이다!).
3. 주가 움직임에, 그리고 그 예측에 일희일비 하지마라. 주식 시장 예측은 신만이 안다. 수익도, 현실도 현금화 되어 계좌에 들어와야 내것이다.
4. 엉덩이를 무겁게... 결국 주식은 타이밍이다. 장기보유가 항상 답이지는 않는다.
5. 시간을 이용하라! - 장기 보유와 분할매수/매도를 생활화하자.

이번 일을 통해 다시금 새겼다.
마지막으로... 난 아직도 더 떨어질거라 믿는다.
어제 남은 주식을 팔아버릴 기회를 놓쳤는데... 아쉽다.
기회는 반드시 다시 온다.
그리고... 시장에 황소가 돌아올 날도 언젠간 올거라 믿는다.
인내하자. 지금의 긴 겨울을..

(펌)단위 환산

바람처럼 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:05:05 +0900

A Dictionary of Units

본 자료는 인터넷상에서 구한 자료인데,링크만 시켜놓으려고 했다가 혹시 중간에 자료가 없어질것을 우려해서 우리 서버에 복사해 놓은 자료 입니다. 수정을 가하지 않은 원본 그대로 입니다.

This provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together with the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a 'standard' unit of the S I.

The units may be found either by looking under the category in which they are used [such as length, mass, density, energy etc.], or else by picking one unit from an alpabetically ordered list of units. There are NO units of currency.
There is an outline of the S I; a list of its basic defining standards and also some of its derived units; then another list of all the S I prefixes and some notes on conventions of usage.
There is a short historical note on measures generally; descriptions of the Metric system, the U K (Imperial) system with a statement on the implementation of 'metrication' in the U K, and the U S system.
Finally there is a list of other sources concerned with the topic of measures and units (with a few references to currencies) and also some notes about this document.

The Systeme International [S I]

Le Systeme international d'Unites officially came into being in October 1960 and has been adopted by nearly all countries, though the amount of actual usage varies considerably.

It is based upon 7 principal units, 1 in each of 7 different categories -

			Category		Name 		Abbreviation

			Length			metre 			m
			Mass			kilogram		kg
			Time			second			s
			Electric current	ampere			A
			Temperature		kelvin			K
			Amount of substance	mole			mol
			Luminous intensity	candela			cd

Definitions of these basic units are given.

Each of these units may take a prefix.

From these basic units many other units are derived and named.

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Definitions of the Seven Basic S I Units

metre [m]: The metre is the basic unit of length. It is the distance light travels, in a vacuum, in 1/299792458th of a second.
kilogram [kg]: The kilogram is the basic unit of mass. It is the mass of an international prototype in the form of a platinum-iridium cylinder kept at Sevres in France. It is now the only basic unit still defined in terms of a material object, and also the only one with a prefix[kilo] already in place.
second [s]: The second is the basic unit of time. It is the length of time taken for 9192631770 periods of vibration of the caesium-133 atom to occur.
ampere [A]: The ampere is the basic unit of electric current. It is that current which produces a specified force between two parallel wires which are 1 metre apart in a vacuum.It is named after the French physicist Andre Ampere (1775-1836).
kelvin [K]: The kelvin is the basic unit of temperature. It is 1/273.16th of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. It is named after the Scottish mathematician and physicist William Thomson 1st Lord Kelvin (1824-1907).
mole [mol]: The mole is the basic unit of substance. It is the amount of substance that contains as many elementary units as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12.
candela [cd]: The candela is the basic unit of luminous intensity. It is the intensity of a source of light of a specified frequency, which gives a specified amount of power in a given direction.

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Derived Units of the S I

From the 7 basic units of the SI many other units are derived for a variety of purposes. Only some of them are explained here. The units printed in bold are either basic units or else, in some cases, are themselves derived.

farad [F]: The farad is the SI unit of the capacitance of an electrical system, that is, its capacity to store electricity. It is a rather large unit as defined and is more often used as a microfarad. It is named after the English chemist and physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867).
hertz [Hz]: The hertz is the SI unit of the frequency of a periodic phenomenon. One hertz indicates that 1 cycle of the phenomenon occurs every second. For most work much higher frequencies are needed such as the kiloherz [kHz] and megaherz [MHz]. It is named after the German physicist Heinrich Rudolph Herz (1857-94).
joule [J]: The joule is the SI unit of work or energy. One joule is the amount of work done when an applied force of 1 newton moves through a distance of 1 metre in the direction of the force.It is named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818-89).
newton [N]: The newton is the SI unit of force. One newton is the force required to give a mass of 1 kilogram an acceleration of 1 metre per second per second. It is named after the English mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727).
ohm [*]: The ohm is the SI unit of resistance of an electrical conductor. Its symbol, shown here as [*] is the Greek letter known as 'omega'. It is named after the German physicist Georg Simon Ohm (1789-1854).
pascal [Pa]: The pascal is the SI unit of pressure. One pascal is the pressure generated by a force of 1 newton acting on an area of 1 square metre. It is a rather small unit as defined and is more often used as a kilopascal [kP]. It is named after the French mathematician, physicist and philosopher Blaise Pascal (1623-62).
volt [V]: The volt is the SI unit of electric potential. One volt is the difference of potential between two points of an electical conductor when a current of 1 ampere flowing between those points dissipates a power of 1 watt. It is named after the Italian physicist Count Alessandro Giuseppe Anastasio Volta (1745-1827).
watt [W]: The watt is used to measure power or the rate of doing work. One watt is a power of 1 joule per second. It is named after the Scottish engineer James Watt (1736-1819).

Note that prefixes may be used in conjunction with any of the above units.

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The Prefixes of the S I

The S I allows the sizes of units to be made bigger or smaller by the use of appropriate prefixes. For example, the electrical unit of a watt is not a big unit even in terms of ordinary household use, so it is generally used in terms of 1000 watts at a time. The prefix for 1000 is kilo so we use kilowatts[kW] as our unit of measurement. For makers of electricity, or bigger users such as industry, it is common to use megawatts[MW] or even gigawatts[GW]. The full range of prefixes with their [symbols or abbreviations] and their multiplying factors which are also given in other forms is

	yotta [Y] 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000	= 10^24
	zetta [Z] 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000		= 10^21
	exa   [E] 1 000 000 000 000 000 000		= 10^18
	peta  [P] 1 000 000 000 000 000			= 10^15
	tera  [T] 1 000 000 000 000 		   	= 10^12	
	giga  [G] 1 000 000 000 		   (a thousand millions = a billion)
	mega  [M] 1 000 000 			   (a million)
	kilo  [k] 1 000 			   (a thousand)
		  1
	milli [m] 0.001 			   (a thousandth)
	micro [*] 0.000 001 			   (a millionth)
	nano  [n] 0.000 000 001 		   (a thousand millionth)
	pico  [p] 0.000 000 000 001			= 10^-12	
	femto [f] 0.000 000 000 000 001			= 10^-15
	atto  [a] 0.000 000 000 000 000 001		= 10^-18
	zepto [z] 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001		= 10^-21
	yocto [y] 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001	= 10^-24

[*] the symbol used here is the Greek letter known as 'mu'
All of the S I prefixes are multiples or sub-multiples of 1000. However, these are inconvenient for many purposes and so hecta (x 100), deca (x 10), deci (x 0.1), and centi (x 0.01) are also used.

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Conventions of Usage in the S I

There are various rules laid down for the use of the SI and its units as well as some observations to be made that will help in its correct use.

Any unit may take only ONE prefix. For example 'millimillimetre' is incorrect and should be written as 'micrometre'.

Prefixes which make a unit bigger are written in capital letters (M G T etc.), but when they make a unit smaller then lower case (m n p etc.) is used. The one exception to this is kilo [k] to avoid any possible confusion with kelvin [K].

A unit which is named after a person is written all in lower case (newton, volt, pascal etc.) when named in full, but using a capital letter (N V P etc.) when abbreviated. An exception to this rule is the litre which, if written as a lower case 'l' could be mistaken for a '1' (one) and so a capital 'L' is allowed as an alternative.

Units written in abbreviated form are never pluralised. So 'm' could always be either 'metre' or 'metres'. 'ms' would represent 'metre second'.

To make numbers easier to read they may be divided into groups of 3 separated by spaces (or half-spaces) but NOT commas.

The SI preferred way of showing a decimal fraction is to use a comma (123,456) to separate the whole number from its fractional part. The practice of using a point, as is common in English-speaking countries, is acceptable providing only that the point is placed ON the line of the bottom edge of the numbers (123.456).

It will be noted that many units are eponymous, that is they are named after persons. This is always someone who was prominent in the early work done within the field in which the unit is used.

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A Brief History of Measurement

One of the earliest types of measurement concerned that of length. These measurements were usually based on parts of the body. A well documented example (the first) is the Egyptian cubit which was derived from the length of the arm from the elbow to the outstretched finger tips. By 2500 BC this had been standardised in a royal master cubit made of black marble (about 52 cm). This cubit was divided into 28 digits (roughly a finger width) which could be further divided into fractional parts, the smallest of these being only just over a millimetre.

In England units of measurement were not properly standardised until the 13th century, though variations (and abuses) continued until long after that. For example, there were three different gallons (ale, wine and corn) up until 1824 when the gallon was standardised.

In the U S A the system of weights and measured first adopted was that of the English, though a few differences came in when decisions were made at the time of standardisation in 1836. For instance, the wine-gallon of 231 cubic inches was used instead of the English one (as defined in 1824) of about 277 cubic inches. The U S A also defined a separate dry gallon of about 269 cubic inches.

Even as late as the middle of the 20th century there were some differences in UK and US measures which were nominally the same. The UK inch measured 2.53998 cm while the US inch was 2.540005 cm. Both were standardised at 2.54 cm in July 1959.

In France the metric system officially started in June 1799 with the declared intent of being 'For all people, for all time'. The unit of length was the metre which was defined as being one ten-millionth part of a quarter of the earth's circumference. The production of this standard required a very careful survey to be done which took several years. However, as more accurate instruments became available so the 'exactness' of the standard was called into question. Later efforts were directed at finding some absolute standard based on an observable physical phenomenon. Over two centuries this developed into the S I. So maybe their original slogan was more correct than anyone could have foreseen then.

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Metric System of Measurements

	     	Length			                      Area
	  10 millimetres = 1 centimetre			100 sq. mm     = 1 sq. cm
	  10 centimetres = 1 decimeter		     10 000 sq. cm     = 1 sq. metre
	  10 decimetres  = 1 metre			100 sq. metres = 1 are
	  10 metres      = 1 dekametre		 	100 ares       = 1 hectare
	  10 dekametres  = 1 hectometre		     10 000 sq. metres = 1 hectare
	  10 hectometres = 1 kilometre	  		100 hectares   = 1 sq. kilometre
	1000 metres      = 1 kilometre		  1 000 000 sq. metres = 1 sq. kilometre
	  		  			  
	
								Capacity
			 	 			 10 millilitres = 1 centilitre
		Volume	 	 		         10 centilitree = 1 decilitre
   	1000 cu. mm = 1 cu. cm				 10 decilitres  = 1 litre
   1 000 000 cu. cm = 1 cu. metre	       	       1000 litres      = 1 cu. metre
	
					
					Mass					
				1000 grams     = 1 kilogram			
				1000 kilograms = 1 tonne

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The U K (Imperial) System of Measurements

	         Length			      	            Area			
	  12 inches   = 1 foot			 144 sq. inches = 1 square foot
	   3 feet     = 1 yard			   9 sq. feet   = 1 square yard
	  22 yards    = 1 chain			4840 sq. yards  = 1 acre
	  10 chains   = 1 furlong		 640 acres      = 1 square mile
	   8 furlongs = 1 mile
	5280 feet     = 1 mile				
	1760 yards    = 1 mile				Capacity
						20 fluid ounces = 1 pint 
		Volume			         4 gills        = 1 pint	
	1728 cu. inches = 1 cubic foot		 2 pints        = 1 quart		
	  27 cu. feet   = 1 cubic yard		 4 quarts       = 1 gallon (8 pints)		 
						 
		Mass						 
	437.5 grains = 1 ounce				Troy Weights
	 16 ounces   = 1 pound (7000 grains)	24 grains        = 1 pennyweight
	 14 pounds   = 1 stone			20 pennyweights  = 1 ounce (480 grains)
	  8 stones   = 1 hundredweight [cwt]	12 ounces        = 1 pound (5760 grains)
	 20 cwt      = 1 ton (2240 pounds)

	   Apothecaries' Measures	          Apothecaries' Weights
	 20 minims      = 1 fl.scruple		20 grains   = 1 scruple
	  3 fl.scruples = 1 fl.drachm		 3 scruples = 1 drachm
	  8 fl.drachms  = 1 fl.ounce		 8 drachms  = 1 ounce (480 grains)
	 20 fl.ounces   = 1 pint		12 ounces   = 1 pound (5760 grains)

The old Imperial (now UK) system was originally defined by three standard measures - the yard, the pound and the gallon which were held in London. They are now defined by reference to the S I measures of the metre, the kilogram and the litre. These equivalent measures are exact.

1 yard = 0.9144 metres - same as US
1 pound = 0.453 592 37 kilograms - same as US
1 gallon = 4.546 09 litres
Note particularly that the UK gallon is a different size to the US gallon so that NO liquid measures of the same name are the same size in the UK and US systems.
Also that the ton(UK) is 2240 pounds while a ton(US) is 2000 pounds. These are also referred to as a long ton and short ton respectively.

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Metrication in the U K

There have been three major Weights and Measures Acts in recent times (1963, 1976 and 1985) all gradually abolishing various units, as well re-defining the standards. All the Apothecaries' measures are gone, and of the Troy measures, only the ounce remains. Currently legislation has decreed that -

From the 1st October 1995, for economic, public health, public safety and administrative purposes, only metric units are allowed EXCEPT that -

pounds and ounces for weighing of goods sold from bulk
pints and fluid ounces for beer, cider, waters, lemonades and fruit juices in RETURNABLE containers
therms for gas supply
fathoms for marine navigation

may be used until 31st December 1999.

The following may continue to be used WITHOUT time limit -

miles, yards, feet and inches for road traffic signs and related measurements of speed and distance
pints for dispensing draught beer and cider, and for milk in RETURNABLE containers
acres for land registration purposes
troy ounces for transactions in precious metals.

Sports are exempt from all of this, but most of them have (voluntarily) changed their relevant regulations into statements of equivalent metric measures.

The above only covers matters of trade.
Consenting adults (in private) may use any units they please.

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The U S System of Measurements

Most of the US system of measurements is the same as that for the UK. The biggest differences to be noted are in Capacity which has both liquid and dry measures as well as being based on a different standard - the US liquid gallon is smaller than the UK gallon. There is also a measurement known at the US survey foot. It is gradually being phased out as the maps and land plans are re-drawn under metrication. (The changeover is being made by putting 39.37 US survey feet = 12 metres)

	        Length			      	        Area			
	  12 inches   = 1 foot			 144 sq. inches = 1 square foot
	   3 feet     = 1 yard			   9 sq. feet   = 1 square yard
	 220 yards    = 1 furlong		4840 sq. yards  = 1 acre
	   8 furlongs = 1 mile	 		 640 acres      = 1 square mile 
	5280 feet     = 1 mile			   1 sq.mile    = 1 section	
	1760 yards    = 1 mile			  36 sections   = 1 township	
			
	         Volume
	1728 cu. inches = 1 cubic foot
	  27 cu. feet   = 1 cubic yard

	      Capacity (Dry)		              Capacity (Liquid)
					       	  16 fluid ounces = 1 pint 
	   2 pints   = 1 quart			   4 gills        = 1 pint	
	   8 quarts  = 1 peck	 		   2 pints        = 1 quart		
	   4 pecks   = 1 bushel	 		   4 quarts       = 1 gallon (8 pints)

	         Mass						 
	437.5 grains = 1 ounce				Troy Weights
	 16 ounces   = 1 pound (7000 grains)	24 grains        = 1 pennyweight
	 14 pounds   = 1 stone			20 pennyweights  = 1 ounce (480 grains)
	100 pounds   = 1 hundredweight [cwt]	12 ounces        = 1 pound (5760 grains)
	 20 cwt      = 1 ton (2000 pounds)

	  Apothecaries' Measures	   	Apothecaries' Weights
	 60 minims    = 1 fl.dram		20 grains   = 1 scruple
	  8 fl.drams  = 1 fl.ounce		 3 scruples = 1 dram
	 16 fl.ounces = 1 pint		 	 8 drams    = 1 ounce (480 grains)
						12 ounces   = 1 pound (5760 grains)

As with the UK system these measures were originally defined by physical standard measures - the yard, the pound, the gallon and the bushel.They are now all defined by reference to the S I measures of the metre, the kilogram and the litre. These equivalent measures are exact.

1 yard = 0.9144 metres - same as UK
1 pound = 0.453 592 37 kilograms - same as UK
1 gallon (liquid) = 3.785 411 784 litres
1 bushel (dry) = 35.239 070 166 88 litres
Note particularly that the US gallon is a different size to the UK gallon so that NO liquid measures of the same name are the same size in the US and UK systems.
Also that the ton(US) is 2000 pounds while a ton(UK) is 2240 pounds. These are also referred to as a short ton and long ton respectively.

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Categories of Units

length
area
volume or capacity
mass

density, area

density, line

density, volume

energy

force

power

speed

spread rate (by mass)

spread rate (by volume)

stress

torque

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List of Units

The units are listed in alphabetical order but scanning can be speeded up by selecting the initial letter of the unit from these individual letters or groups

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - IJ - K - L - M
N - O - PQ - R - S - T - UVW - XYZ

A

acres

angstroms

ares

astronomical units

atmospheres

B

barleycorns

barrels (oil)

bars

British thermal units

Btu/hour etc.

bushels

C

calories

calories per hour etc.

carats, metric

centigrade heat units

centilitres

centimetres

centimetres of mercury or water

centimetres per minute etc.

chains (surveyors')

circular inches

cubic (+ any units)

cubic measures per area

cubits

D

decilitres

denier

drex

dynes

E

F

fathoms

feet

foot pounds-force per minute etc.

foot poundals

furlongs

G

gallons

grains

grams

gram-force centimetres

grams per area

grams per cm

grams per (any volume)

H

hands

hides

IJ

inches

inches of mercury or water

inches of rain (by mass)

inches of rain (by volume)

inches per minute etc.

joules

joules per hour etc.

K

kilocalories

kilocalories per hour etc.

kilograms-force

kilogram-force metres (energy)

kilogram-force metres (torque)

kilogram-force metres per hour etc.

kilogram-force per area

kilojoules per hour etc.

kilometres

kilometres per hour etc.

kilometres per litre

kilonewton per square metre

knots

L

leagues

light years

links (surveyors')

litres

litres per area

M

Mach number

megajoules

meganewtons

meganewtons per square metre

megawatts

metres

metres of water

metres per second etc.

microns (=micrometres)

miles

milligrams per (any volume)

millilitres

millimetres of mercury or water

millimetres of rain (by mass)

millimetres of rain (by volume)

N

newton metres (energy)

newton metres (torque)

newtons (per area)

newtons (force)

newtons (weight)

O

ounces

ounces per inch

ounces per area

ounces per volume

PQ

parsecs

pascals

perch (=rods or poles)

picas

pints

points (printers')

poundals

poundals per square foot

pounds

pounds-force per area

quarts

R

roods

S

slugs (or g-pounds)

stones

square (+ any units)

squares (of timber)

sthenes

T

tex

therms

tonnes

ton-force metres

tonnes-force

tonnes-force per area

tons

UVW

watt second

watt hours

watts

XYZ

yards

yards per hour etc.

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Length

The S I unit of length is the metre. To change any of these other units of length into their equivalent values in metres use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy. Where some uncertainty is indicated it means that a good idea of the size of the unit can be given but that a better value would depend upon knowing the period and/or culture in which the unit was being used.

			angstroms		divide by 10 000 000 000 #
			astronomical units	x 149 598 550 000 
			barleycorns		x 0.008 467	
			centimetres		x 0.01 #
			chains (surveyors')	x 20.1168 #
			cubits			x (0.45 to 0.5)
			ells (UK)		x 0.875 (but many variations)
			ems (pica)		x 0.004 233 3
			fathoms			x 1.8288 #

			feet (UK and US)	x 0.3048 #
			feet (US survey)	x 0.3048 006 096
			furlongs		x 201.168 #
			hands			x 0.106 #
			inches			x 0.0254 #
			kilometres		x 1000 #
			leagues			x (4000 to 5000)
			light years		x 9 460 500 000 000 000
			links (surveyors')	x 0.201 168 #
			
			metres [m]		1
			
			microns (=micrometres)	x 0.000 001 #
			miles (UK and US)	x 1609.344 #
			miles (nautical)	x 1852 #
			parsecs			x 30 856 770 000 000 000
			perch (=rods or poles)	x 5.0292 #
			picas			x 0.004 233 333
			points (printers')	x 0.000 352 777
			yards			x 0.9144 #

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Area

The S I unit of area is the square metre. To change any of these other units of area into their equivalent values in square metres use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy. Where some uncertainty is indicated it means that a good idea of the size of the unit can be given but that a better value would depend upon knowing the period and/or culture in which the unit was being used.

			acres			x 4046.856 422 4 #
			ares			x 100 #
			circular inches		x 0.000 506 707 479		
			hectares		x 10 000 #
			hides			x 485 000 (with wide variations)
			roods			x 1011.714 105 6 #
			square centimetres	x 0.000 1 #
			square feet (UK and US)	x 0.092 903 04 #
			square feet (US survey)	x 0.092 903 411 613
			square inches		x 0.000 645 16 #
			square kilometres	x 1 000 000 #
			
			square metres		1
			
			square miles		x 2 589 988.110 336 #
			square millimetres	x 0.000 001 #
			squares (of timber)	x 9.290 304 #
			square rods (or poles)	x 25.292 852 64 #	
			square yards		x 0.836 127 36 #
			townships		x 93 239 571.972

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Volume or Capacity

The S I unit of volume is the cubic metre. However, this seems to be much less used than the litre (1000 litres = 1 cubic metre).To change any of these other units of volume into their equivalent values in litres use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

			barrels (oil)		x 158.987 294 928 #
			bushels (UK)		x 36.368 72 #
			bushels, dry (US)	x 35.239 070 166 88 #
			centilitres		x 0.01 #
			cubic centimetres	x 0.001 #
			cubic decimetres	1
			cubic dekametres	x 1 000 000 #
			cubic feet	 	x 28.316 846 592 #
			cubic inches	 	x 0.016 387 064 #

			cubic metres	 	x 1000 #
			cubic millimetres	x 0.000 001 #
			cubic yards	 	x 764.554 857 984 #
			decilitres	 	x 0.1 #
			fluid ounces (UK)	x 0.028 413 062 5 #
			fluid ounces (US)	x 0.029 573 534 562 5 #
			gallons (UK)	 	x 4.546 09 #
			gallons, dry (US)	x 4.404 883 770 86 #
			gallons, liquid (US)	x 3.785 411 784 #
			
			litres [l or L]		1
			
			millitres		x 0.001 #
			pints (UK)		x 0.568 261 25 #
			pints, dry (US)		x 0.550 610 471 357 5 #
			pints, liquid (US)	x 0.473 176 473 #
			quarts (UK)		x 1.136 522 5 #
			quarts, dry (US)	x 1.101 220 942 715 #
			quarts, liquid (US)	x 0.946 352 946 #

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Mass (or Weight)

The S I unit of mass is the kilogram. To change any of these other units of mass into their equivalent values in kilograms use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

 			carats, metric		x 0.000 2 #
			grains			x 0.000 064 798 91 #
			grams			x 0.001 #
			hundredweights, long	x 50.802 345 44 #
			hundredweights, short	x 45.359 237 #
			
			kilograms [kg]		1
			
			kips			x 453.592 37 #
			newtons			divide by 9.806 65 #
			ounces, avoirdupois	x 0.028 349 523 125 #
			ounces, troy		x 0.031 103 476 8 #
			pounds			x 0.453 592 37 #
			slugs (or g-pounds)	x 0.068 521
			stones			x 6.350 293 18 #
			tons (UK or long)	x 1016.046 908 8 #
			tons (US or short)	x 907.184 74 #
			tonnes			x 1000 #

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Line density

Line density is a measure of mass per unit length. The S I compatible unit of line density is kilograms/metre. A major use of line density is in the textile industry to indicate the coarseness of a yarn or fibre. For that purpose the SI unit is rather large so the preferred unit there is the tex. (1 tex = 1 gram/kilometre) To change any of these other units of line density into their equivalent values in kilograms/metre use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

 			denier			divide by  9 000 000 #
			drex			divide by 10 000 000 #
			grams/centimetre	divide by 10 #
			grams/kilometre (tex)	divide by  1 000 000 #
			grams/metre		divide by 1000 #
			grams/millimetre	1
			kilograms/kilometre	divide by 1000 #

			kilograms/metre 	1

			milligrams/centimetre	divide by 10 000 #
			milligrams/millimetre	divide by   1000 #
			ounces/inch		x 1.116 125
			ounces/foot		x 0.093 01
			pounds/inch		x 17.858
			pounds/foot		x 1.488 164
			pounds/yard		x 0.496 055
			pounds/mile		x 0.000 281 849
			tex			divide by 1 000 000 #
			tons(UK)/mile		x 0.631 342
			tons(US)/mile		x 0.563 698
			tonnes/kilometre	1

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Density

Density is the shortened term generally used in place of the more accurate description volumetric density.It is a measure of mass per unit volume. The S I compatible unit of density is kilograms/cubic metre. However, this a rather large unit for most purposes (iron is over 7000, wood is about 600 and even cork is over 200). A much more useful size of unit is kilograms/litre (for which the previous values then become 7, 0.6 and 0.2 respectively). This unit also has the great advantage of being numerically unchanged for grams/cubic centimetre and tonnes/cubic metre. To change any of these other units of density into their equivalent values in kilograms/litre use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

 			grains/gallon(UK)	divide by  70 156
			grains/gallon(US)	divide by  58 418
			grams/cubic centimetre	1
			grams/litre		divide by 1000 #
			grams/millilitre	1
			kilograms/cubic metre	divide by 1000 #
			milligrams/millitre	divide by 1000 #
			milligrams/litre	divide by 1 000 000 #
			
			kilograms/litre 	1

			ounces/cubic inch	x 1.729 994 044
			ounces/gallon(UK)	x 0.006 236 023
			ounces/gallon(US)	x 
			pounds/cubic inch	x 27.679 904
			pounds/cubic foot	x 0.016 018 463
			pounds/gallon(UK)	x 0.099 776 373
			pounds/gallon(US)	x 0.119 826 427
			tonnes/cubic metre	1
			tons(UK)/cubic yard	x 1.328 939 184
			tons(US)/cubic yard	x 1.186 552 843

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Energy or work

The S I unit of energy or work is the joule. To change any of these other units of energy or work into their equivalent values in joules use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

			British thermal units	divide by 1055.75 #
			calories		divide by 4.1868 #
			centigrade heat units	x 1900.4
			ergs			divide by 10 000 000 #
			foot pounds-force	x 1.355 817
			foot poundals		x 0.042 140
			gigajoules [GJ]		x 1000 000 000 #
			horsepower hours	x 2 684 520

			joules [J]		1

			kilocalories		divide by 4186.8 #
			kilogram-force metres	x 9.806 65 #
			kilojoules [kJ]		x 1000 #
			kilowatt hours [kWh]	x 3 600 000 #
			megajoules [MJ]		x 1 000 000 #
			newton metres [Nm]	x 1 #
			therms			x 105 575 000 #
			watt seconds [Ws]	1 
			watt hours [Wh]		x 3600 #

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Force

The S I unit of force is the newton. To change any of these other units of force into their equivalent values in newtons use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

 			dynes			divide by 100 000 #
			kilograms force		x 9.806 65 #
			kilonewtons [kN]	x 1000 #
			kips			x 4448.222
			meganewtons [MN]	x 1 000 000 #

			newtons [N]		1

			pounds force		x 4.448 222
			poundals		x 0.138 255
			sthenes (=kN)		x 1000
			tonnes force		x 9806.65 #
			tons(UK) force		x 9964.016
			tons(US) force		x 8896.443

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Fuel Consumption

Fuel consumption of any means of transport (car, aeroplane, ship etc.) that uses fuel is a measure giving the relationship between the distance travelled for an amount of fuel used. The most common example is the car where it is usually expressed (in English-speaking countries) in miles per gallon.
It could also be expressed in gallons per mile. However, for a car the latter method gives a rather small figure: 35 miles per gallon is about 0.0286 gallons per mile. In that case it would be better to give a figure for 100 miles, so it would be 2.86 gallons per 100 miles. That is the metric way of expressing fuel consumption - as litres per 100 kilometres.
The rules below give a way of converting some of these different forms of measurement of fuel consumption. All the values are given to an accuracy of 4 significant figures.

To change 			into
	miles per gallon (UK)		miles per gallon (US) multiply by 0.833
	miles per gallon (UK)		miles per litre multiply by 0.22
	miles per litre			miles per gallon (UK) multiply by 4.456
	miles per gallon (UK)		kilometres per litre multiply by 0.354

	miles per gallon (US)		miles per gallon (UK) multiply by 1.2
	miles per gallon (US)		miles per litre multiply by 0.2642
	miles per litre			miles per gallon (US) multiply by 3.785
	miles per gallon (US)		kilometres per litre multiply by 0.4251

	X miles per gallon	        gallons per 100 miles, divide 100 by X
					(both gallons must of the same type)

	X miles per gallon (UK)	        litres per 100 miles, divide 282.5 by X
	X miles per gallon (US)		litres per 100 miles, divide 235.2 by X

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Power

The S I unit of power is the watt. To change any of these other units of energy or work into their equivalent values in watts use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

			Btu/hour		x 0.293 071
			Btu/minute		x 17.584 263
			Btu/second		x 1055.055
			calories/hour		x 0.001 639
			calories/minute	 	x 0.069 78
			calories/second		x 4.1868
			ft lb-force/minute	x 0.022 597
			ft lb-force/second	x 1.355 82
			gigawatts [GW]		x 1 000 000 000
			horsepower		x 745.7

			watts [W]		1

			joules/hour		divide by 3600 #
			joules/minute		divide by 60 #
			joules/second		1
			kilocalories/hour	x 1.163
			kilocalories/minute	x 69.78
			kg-force metres/hour	x 0.002 724
			kg-force metres/minute	x 0.163 444
			kiowatts [kW]		x 1000 #
			megawatts [MW]		x 1 000 000 #

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Pressure or Stress

The S I unit of pressure is the pascal. The units of pressure are defined in the same way as those for stress - force/unit area. To change any of these other units of pressure (or stress) into their equivalent values in pascals use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

 			atmospheres		x 101 325
			bars			x 100 000 #
			centimetres of mercury	x 1333.22
			centimetres of water	x 98.066 5 #
			feet of water		x 2989.066 92 #
			inches of water		x 249.088 91 #
			inches of mercury	x 3386.388
			kg-force/sq.centimetre	x 98 066 5 #
			kg-force/sq.metre	x 9.806 65 #
			kilonewton/sq.metre	x 1000 #
			kilopascal [kPa]	x 1000 #
			kips/sq.inch		x 6 894 760
			meganewtons/sq.metre	x 1 000 000 #
			metres of water		x 9806.65 #
			millibars		x 100 #

			pascals [Pa]		1

			millimetres of mercury	x 133.322
			millimetres of water	x 9.806 65 #
			newtons/sq.centimetre	x 10 000
			newtons/sq.metre	1
			newtons/sq.millimetre	x 1 000 000 #
			pounds-force/sq.foot	x 47.880
			pounds-force/sq.inch	x 6894.757
			poundals/sq.foot	x 1.448 16
			tons(UK)-force/sq.foot	x 107 251
			tons(UK)-force/sq.inch	x 15 444 256
			tons(US)-force/sq.foot	x 95 760
			tons(US)-force/sq.inch	x 13 789 500
			tonnes-force/sq.cm	x 98 066 500 #
			tonnes-force/sq.metre	x 9806.65 #

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Speed

The S I compatible unit of speed is metres/second. To change any of these other units of speed into their equivalent values in metres/second use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

 			centimetres/minute	divide by 6000 #
			centimetres/second	divide by 100 #
			feet/hour		divide by 11 811
			feet/minute		x 0.0005 08 #
			feet/second		x 0.3048 #
			inches/minute		divide by 2362.2
			inches/second		x 0.0254 #
			kilometres/hour		divide by 0.06 #
			kilometres/second	x 1000 #
			knots			x 0.514 444
			Mach number		x 331.5
			metres/hour		divide by 3600 #
			metres/minute		divide by 60 #
			
			metres/second [m/s]	1

			miles/hour		x 0.447 04 #
			miles/minute		x 26.8224 #
			miles/second		x 1609.344 #
			yards/hour		divide by 3937
			yards/minute		x 0.015 24
			yards/second		x 0.9144 #

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Spread Rate (by mass)

The spread rate of a substance is a measure of how much of it there is covering a unit area. The 'how much' can be measured by volume or by mass. The S I compatible unit of spread rate by mass is kilograms/square metre. It is also a measure of area density (mass/unit area) and is similar to - but not the same as - pressure, which is force/unit area. For the rainfall conversions a density of 1 kg/litre has been assumed. To change any of these other units of spread rate into their equivalent values in kilograms/square metre use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

 			grams/sq.centimetre	x 10 #
			grams/sq.metre		divide by 1000 #
			inches of rainfall	x 2.54
			kilograms/hectare	divide by 10 000 #
			kilograms/sq.centimetre	x 10 000 #
			milligrams/sq.metre	divide by 1000 #
			millimetres of rainfall	1

			kilograms/sq.metre 	1

			ounces/sq.foot		x 0.305 152
			ounces/sq.inch		x 43.942
			ounces/sq.yard		divide by 49.494
			pounds/acre		divide by 8921.791
			pounds/sq.foot		x 4.882 428
			pounds/sq.inch		x 703.07
			pounds/sq.yard		x 0.542 492
			tonnes/hectare		divide by 10 #
			tons(UK)/acre		divide by 3.982 942
			tons(US)/acre		divide by 4.460 896

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Spread Rate (by volume)

The spread rate of a substance is a measure of how much of it there is covering a unit area. The 'how much' can be measured by volume or by mass. The S I compatible unit of spread rate by volume is cubic metres/square metre. However, this is a rather large unit for most purposes and so litres/square metre is often preferred. To change any of these other units of spread rate into their equivalent values in litres/square metre use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

 			cubic feet/acre		divide by 142.913
			cubic inches/sq.yard	divide by 51.024
			cubic yards/sq.mile	divide by 3387.577
			cubic metres/hectare	divide by 10 #
			cubic metres/sq.km	divide by 1000 #
			cubic metres/sq.metre	x 1000 #
			fl. ounces(UK)/sq.yard	divide by 29.428

			litres/square metre 	1

			gallons(UK)/acre	divide by 890.184
			gallons(US)/acre	divide by 1069.066
			gallons(UK)/hectare	divide by 2199.692
			gallons(US)/hectare	divide by 2641.721
			inches of rainfall	x 25.4 #
			litres/hectare		divide by 10 000 #
			millitres/sq.metre	divide by 1000 #
			millimetres of rainfall	1

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Torque

The S I compatible unit of torque is the newton metre. To change any of these other units of torque into their equivalent values in newton metres use the operation and conversion factor given. Those marked with # are exact. Other values are given to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

 			ergs (= dyne cm)	divide by 10 000 000 #
			gram-force centimetres	x 0.000 098 066 5 #
			kg-force centimetres	x 0.098 066 5 #
			kg-force metres		x 9.806 5 #
			newton centimetres	divide by 100 #
			
			newton metres [Nm]	1

			ounce-force inches	divide by 141.612
			pound-force inches	x 0.112 984
			pound-force feet	x 1.355 818
			poundal feet		x 0.042 140
			ton(UK)-force feet	x 3 037.032
			ton(US)-force feet	x 2 711.636
			tonne-force metres	x 9 806.65 #

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Other Sources

Conversion Tables of Units for Science and Engineering by Ari L Horvath
Macmillan Reference Books, London, 1986 (147 pages)
ISBN 0 333 40857 8
Probably the most comprehensive set of conversion factors in print, covering both old and modern units. There are 77 tables covering categories from Length to Radiation dosage. The Length table alone lists 107 units together with the conversion factors needed to change each one into metres.

The Dent Dictionary of Measurement by Darton and Clark
J M Dent, London, 1994 (538 pages)
ISBN 0 460 861379
Very comprehensive coverage of all kinds of units (including currencies), ordered in conventional dictionary form, and giving several conversion factors.

The Economist Desk Companion
Random Century, London, 1992 (272 pages)
ISBN 0 7126 9816 7
A handy compendium of units used in Science, Medicine, Engineering, Industry, Commerce, Finance and many other places, together with all the necessary conversion factors. There is also much other incidental (but related) information.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica
The modern E B has many references to units, but extensive use needs to be made of the index to find them all. It gives a wide selection of weights and measures from countries around the world and the appropriate conversion factors.

World Weights and Measures
Statistical Office of the United Nations, New York 1955 (225 pages)
A very comprehensive survey of each country in the world (as it was then) from Aden to Zanzibar, giving the units used in each for Length, Area and Capacity with their British and Metric equivalents. There is an appendix on the measures used for selected commodities. Currencies are also given. The indexes are very thorough.

The Weights and Measures of England by R D Connor
H M S O, London, 1987 (422 pages)
ISBN 0 460 86137 9
A scholarly and detailed account of the history of the development of the British (Imperial) system of weights and measures from the earliest times.

British Weights and Measures by R E Zupko
A history from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century
The University of Wisconsin Press, 1977 [248 pages]
ISBN 0 299 07340 8
The actual history occupies only 100 pages. There is then an extensive list of the various units used in commerce, tables of many pre-Imperial units, a long list of pre-metric measures used in Europe together with their British and metric equivalents, and nearly 40 pages giving other sources.

The World of Measurements by H Arthur Klein
Allen and Unwin, London, 1975 (736 pages)
ISBN 0 04 500024 7
A very readable and comprehensive account of the history of units used in measuring, from the earliest known beginnings and around the world.

On the World Wide Web

There is an this program (in the USA) which (it is claimed) is updated weekly.

International Standards Organisation [I S O]

This organisation (based in switzerland) is responsible for the world-wide publication of standards for just about anything for which standards can be set. Whilst none of the actual data is online, details of the work of ISO and the publications they produce are.
Amongst many documents on offer there are -

A general index which provides an overview of all catalogues

A list of its publications dealing with units in specific technical fields

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Notes

Errors: Whilst every care has been taken in the compilation of this document, and many checks have been carried out, the possibility of an error is always present in a work like this and that must be borne in mind by all users. The author would be glad to be told of any errors detected.
Accuracy: In a general dictionary like this it is impossible to know just what accuracy is needed by any particular user. Where the given value is an exact one then it has been signalled. In most cases other values are accurate to at least the number of significant figures shown. In some cases it might be more than that as trailing zeros have not been included.
Presentation: The conversion factors have mainly been presented as multipliers, but exceptions to that have been made for two reasons. First, it is easier to convey the exact value 'divide by 60' rather than the approximation 'multiply by 0.0166667' and it is more likely to be keyed in without errors if a calculator is being used. Second, most calculators accept only 8 digits, which means that 'multiply by 0.000 084 666' will become '0.000 0846' (3 significant figures) whereas 'divide by 11 811' will give the result to 6 significant figures. The appearance of a '1' needs no operator but shows that the named unit is exactly equivalent to the standard unit.
Inverse usage: In nearly all cases the conversion factors have been given to change 'non-standard' units into standard units of the SI. For those cases where it is necessary to do a conversion the other way it is only a matter of reversing the operation. For example to convert feet into metres you multiply by 0.3048 so, to convert metres into feet you divide by 0.3048. Following on from this it can be seen how conversions can be made between non-standard units, changing first into the standard unit and then back into the required unit.
Symbols: In a few places it will be noticed that some symbols have not been displayed. This a limitation imposed by the current state of HTML and/or the browers being used to read this document. This also applies to notation such as the superscripts 2 and 3 in matters of area and volume. Further developments (in both the language and the browers) should allow this situation to be improved in later editions.
Feedback: Clearly there are many more categories and units that could be included. However, for a 'start-up' document only those most commonly met with have been covered. Suggestions for inclusion in the future would be looked at with interest. This document could be growing for some time yet.; Queries, comments, corrections and contributions will be welcomed by Frank Tapson at:
ftapson@exeter.ac.uk

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First placed online 19th June 1995.
Updates: nil

Deen vs 최정원?

바람처럼 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:54:17 +0900

뭐 굳이 대결을 붙이려는 의도는 아니지만...

지난 주에 집에서 쉬다가 S본부의 가요프로그램을 보았습니다(사실 꼭 챙겨봅니다. ㅎㅎ).

최정원이라길래.. 어? 누구지? 했는데..

UN의 그 남자더군요. 근데, 노래 간주가 귀에 익어서 어? 했더니...

제목도 눈에 익고.. 허걱~ 제가 좋아하는 Deen의 Sunshine on summer time 이지 않습니까~

고등학교 시절에 우연히 Deen을 알게되고, 제가 제일 좋아하는 일본 그룹 중 하나로 자리잡은 머쮠 엉아들...

그들만의 분위기~에 푹 빠져지내는데..

이게 뮝미~ ㅡㅡ;

그 좋던 노래가 이상하더군요.

와이프에게 얼렁 Deen의 오리지널을 찾아서 들려줬습니다.

뭐 두말 할 것도 없더군요.

솔직히, 우리나라도 좋은 노래 많은데 굳이 번안해서 부르는것도 그렇고.. 번안하면 좀 잘이라도 하지, 노래가 왠지 답답해진 느낌입니다.

가끔은 이상하게 가사를 번안해 번안곡이라는 티를 넘 내기도 하는데요.

쩝...

이제 좋아하는 노래를 우리 말로 부를 수 있다는 건 좋지만, 원곡의 느낌이 너무 안살아서 아쉽더군요.

Sunshine on summer time~ 할때 시원한데....

생각난김에 간만에 Deen을 Mel온에서 검색해서 듣고 있습니다.

역시... 좋습니다.~~ ㅎㅎ

내우외환.

바람처럼 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:07:25 +0900

지금 우리는 리더쉽의 부재가 어떤 결과를 초래할 수 있는지를 몸으로 느끼고 있다.
안에서 걱정거리가 끊이질 않으며, 바깥(국외)에서는 우리나라를 우습게 보는 상황이 벌어지고 있는 것이다.

비젼이 없이 미래를 논한 자가, 윤리와 능력을 적절히 겸비하지 못한 자가, 정확하고 필요충분한 소통력과 공감력을 가지지 못한 자가 리더가 되면 지금과 같은 일이 벌어진다.

방향없이 앞으로만 돌진하다 좌초되고,
중요한 것과 지켜야 하는 것 없이 몰아붙이다가 선을 벗어나고,
필요한 능력조차 가지지 못해 상황파악조차 안되어 무얼 해야할지도 모르고 그저 열심히 하겠다고 하며 주위에 압박과 민폐를 끼치고,
상황에 대한 정확한 인식과 어디로 가야할지에 대한 방향제시(사실 방향조차 없으면서), 그리고 주변에서 진지하고 중요하며 사실적인 조언 등을 듣지 않는 소통의 부재.

남의 나라 이야기가 아니다.

게다가, 국내에서 지지받지 못하는 우스운 리더는 결국 외국에서 표적이 되고 만다.
만만하고 국론을 하나로 이끌어내지 못할게 뻔하니, 일 저지르고 잠잠해지기만 기다리면 자기들이 원하는 소기의 목적을 달성할 수 있으니까.
눈을 크게 뜨고 치열하게 덤벼도 자기 하나 지키키 힘든게 외교같던데, 어쩌면 이미 많은 것을 주기로 했다면 뭐 소기의 목적을 달성한거라 평가해주겠지만, 그런 일 하라고 뽑아놓은 게 아닐텐데 말이다.

답이 없다. 사실 답이 있어도 말하지 못하는것이리라! 지금의 상황에선 말이다.

거꾸로 가는 시대와 단절되고 파편화된 생각, 개념은 어디로 가고 수습하기 바쁜, 말 그대로 지나가는 소나기 피하기 바쁜 리더와 같은 시대를 살아야 한다는 이 버거움이 오늘도 나를 우울하게 한다.

Coefficient of variation(CV)

바람처럼 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:50:27 +0900

Coefficient of variaton(CV) : The standard deviation(SD) of a set of data points divided by the mean result expressed either as a percentage or as a decimal fraction.(from Henry.)

A normalized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution.
It is defined as the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean :

세계 버블 경제의 붕괴과 시작되됐다.

바람처럼 — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 01:18:13 +0900

책 제목만큼 자극적인 내용이 있길 기대했다.
세계 경제의 버블에 대한 또 하나의 보고서.
위기에 대한 경계심과 저자의 분석에 공감했으나, 그 대안은 저자의 생각을 너무 강조하는 듯한 책.
저자는 금광 관련 투자 업무를 권유한다.
금의 매입이나 간접 투자 등등...
우리나라 현실에 맞지 않는 이야기인듯.
책의 전반부는 읽어볼만한 내용이나, 반복되는 내용도 많다.

개인 평점 3.5/5

자유시장경제에서 소비자의 권리는 죽었는가? 소비자 불매운동에 대한 경제 5단체의 고루한 생각들...

바람처럼 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:59:10 +0900

당신들이 그렇게 외치는 자유시장경제활동에 소비자의 권리는 없습니까?
말도 안되는 공문따위 보내지 말고, 소비자의 권리에 대해서도 생각해보시지요.
당신들이 자사 제품의 장점을 들어 광고를 하는 것과 소비자가 특정 문제를 거론해 불매운동하는 것은 내가 보기에 자유시장경제 활동에 동일한 의미라 생각이 되는데...
그따위 생각 하기 전에, 직원들이 일하기 좋은 직장, 비젼이 있는 회사, 깨끗하고 윤리적인 회사 경영을 하는게 더 빠르지 않을까 싶네요.
모 신문이 이번에 사실을 제대로 전달하고 가입부수가 늘었죠.
전 개인적으로 그들이 편향된 사실을 전달해서 인기가 있었다고는 도저히 생각이 안됩니다.
우리나라에 편향된 의견에 그렇게 열광할 사람이 많은 나라도 아니라고 생각하고...
아무도 사실을 말하지 않을때, 눈치 안보고 단순히 사실을 전달한 것에 대한 소비자의 보답이라 생각합니다.
기업들 정신차리십쇼. 80년대 정부에 80년대 시장 마인드로 시장이 어려우니 소비자가 희생하고 협조해라!라는 식의 헛소리는 개에게나 주시지요.

또한 이런 식으로 국민의 자유로운 언론을 통제하려는 것도 시대착오적 발상이라는 생각 안드나요?

현재 경제 5단체장이 어느 회사 CEO인지 확인 좀 해봐야겠네요.

바람처럼

여러가지 경제 정보 실시간으로 볼 수 있는 곳

추석이다. 내가 좋아하는 더빙영화 시리즈~

Riches I hold in light esteem.

엉덩이가 무거워야...

(펌)단위 환산

A Dictionary of Units

This provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together with the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a 'standard' unit of the S I.

The Systeme International [S I]

Definitions of the Seven Basic S I Units

Derived Units of the S I

Conventions of Usage in the S I

The U S System of Measurements

The units are listed in alphabetical order but scanning can be speeded up by selecting the initial letter of the unit from these individual letters or groups

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - IJ - K - L - M N - O - PQ - R - S - T - UVW - XYZ

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F

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K

L

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N

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PQ

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Length

Area

Volume or Capacity

Mass (or Weight)

Line density

Density

Energy or work

Force

Fuel Consumption

Power

Pressure or Stress

Speed

Spread Rate (by mass)

Spread Rate (by volume)

Torque

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Deen vs 최정원?

내우외환.

Coefficient of variation(CV)

세계 버블 경제의 붕괴과 시작되됐다.

자유시장경제에서 소비자의 권리는 죽었는가? 소비자 불매운동에 대한 경제 5단체의 고루한 생각들...

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - IJ - K - L - M
N - O - PQ - R - S - T - UVW - XYZ