Conversion factors : SI units and many others : over 2100 conversion factors for biologists and mechanical engineers arranged in 21 quick-reference tables : definitions, dimensions, abbreviations

This invaluable reference manual provides well-organized tables of over 2100 conversion factors for measures ranging from time and length to metabolic rate and viscosity. An index defines each term: acres, dynes, joules, liters, knots, and so on. Also included are guides to abbreviations, to physical and technical dimensions, and to the systeme internationale (SI).