1. X is the derived unit used to measure solid angles. 1 X is roughly 3,283 square degrees. More generally, it’s the amount of solid angle a unit area on a unit sphere’s surface subtends at the sphere ...

SI Units: In our daily lives, we use measurements constantly, whether it is checking the temperature, weighing vegetables, or measuring the distance between two places. But imagine how confusing it ...

The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) is the flagship magazine of AMS and publishes articles of interest and significance for the weather, water, and climate community as well as ...

AN interesting note on the metre, kilogram, second and ‘another unit’ system of units by Prof. G. Giorgi has been published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (I.E.C.) the central office ...

IN the Discussion on Units and Standards, held in the apartments of the Royal Society on March 21, members of the staff of the National Physical Laboratory contributed papers dealing with the ...