Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. An introduction to SI units; 3. Dimensional analysis; 4. Unit of angular measure (radian); 5. Unit of time (second); 6. Unit of length (metre); 7. Unit of mass (kilogram); 8. Unit of luminous intensity (candela); 9. Unit of thermodynamic temperature (kelvin); 10. Unit of electric current (ampere); 11. Unit of amount of substance (mole); 12. Astronomical taxonomy; Index.

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A coherent and unified handbook that sets out the relationship between SI units and other units used in astronomy.

About the Author

Richard Dodd has spent much of his astronomical career in New Zealand, including serving as Director of Carter Observatory, Wellington, and as an honorary lecturer in physics at Victoria University of Wellington. Dr Dodd is past president of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand.

Reviews

'[I am] delighted that [Dodd] has written the book at all, and it's even more exciting to find a book so well written and engaging.' Dr Rosalind Armson, Editor, The Handbook of the British Astronomical Association

'A useful book for the library …' The Observatory