Synopsis Revised and updated, this reference provides everything from UK to U.S. measures (both to and from the metric system) to measurements used in specific industries such as energy and engineering. In addition, there are definitions and formulas for day-to-day use in economics, finance, and business, a section on systems of measurements in various countries around the world, and a list of world currencies and time zones.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-06-01 | | Series: | Economist Series |
| Size | | Length: | 272 pages | | Height: | 10.5 in | | Width: | 8.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 28.0 oz |
Publisher's Note The Economist Desk Companion How to Measure, Convert, Calculate and Define Practically Anything Featuring 75 pages of quick-access charts and tables, The Economist Desk Companion provides every international measurement and definition anyone could possibly need for: Accounting Agriculture Chemistry Computers Economics Electronics Energy Engineering Finance Fishing Food and Drink Forestry Health Light, Optics, and Photography Mathematics Minerals and Alloys South and Music Paper, Packaging, and Printing Statistics Space and Time Textiles Transport Weapons It also features timesaving conversions and calculations of complicated sums such as: Annual percentage rates Net present values Percentage reversals Conversions of square inches into square centimeters Barrels of oil into tons Pounds force per square inch into kilograms force per square centimeter With its wide-ranging subject matter and extraordinary detail, The Economist Desk Companion will be indispensable to anyone involved in international business, from students to personal investors to CEOs.
Industry Reviews Developed from the World measurement guide, this reference is arranged in four parts. The first is an introduction describing the three major world measurement systems: metric (SI), British, and American. The second is a subject-by-subject listing of definitions, special measurements, formulae, and calculations for 24 subject areas ranging from accountancy to weapons, and including such categories as agriculture, construction, health, iron and steel, sound and music, and textiles. Following is a section containing conversion tables, and another comprising abbreviations, rough conversions, and weights and measures used historically. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Reference & Research Book News
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