Weights and Measures

Weights and Measures

Author: Joseph Roth

Publisher: Pushkin Press Classics

Published: 2024-10-29

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1805331264

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“An absorbing, dark, beautifully written” novel on the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire “written with the melancholy wit and grace of Gogol” (New Statesman, The Times) This deeply moving, deeply philosophical story set in Ukraine touches on timeless themes of uprooted identity, destiny, and loneliness Widely praised and rarely available in English, Weights and Measures builds on Roth's most famous work, The Radetzky March. Among his final works, this fable about the disintegration of a good man transports us back in time to Eastern Europe’s borderlands in the early 20th century. In this haunting and poetic novel, scrupulous artillery officer Anselm Eibenschütz is persuaded by his wife to leave behind his job as an artilleryman in the Austro-Hungarian army and take up a civilian post as Inspector of Weights and Measures in a secluded territory near the Russian border. Once there, his discipline and quiet dignity begin to dissolve as he encounters a shadowy world of smugglers, fugitives, and runaways. A deeply felt commentary on the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Weights and Measures registers on both a historical and personal level to portray the slow capitulation of a good man to insidious small-time corruption and to his own destructive passion. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: outstanding classic storytelling from around the world, in a stylishly original series design. From newly rediscovered gems to fresh translations of the world’s greatest authors, this series includes such authors as Stefan Zweig, Hermann Hesse, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Gaito Gazdanov.


Weights and Measures Program Requirements

Weights and Measures Program Requirements

Author: Carol Hockert

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-08

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 1437983030

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When a W&MA makes decisions within a specific jurisdiction, it is beneficial to understand the scope of the entire system and to reflect upon methods and practices that have been tested over the years. This handbook was developed for the W&MA to be used as a reference tool. It is designed to be read in sections as needed for a specific situation or to learn piece by piece about the weights and measures system as a whole. The weights and measures infrastructure includes the following: Standards and Units; Laws, Regulations, and Practices; Metrology Lab¿s.; Weighing and Measuring Devices; Packaged Products; Service Industries; Weights and Measures Regulation; and Commercial Transactions. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.


A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units

A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units

Author: Donald Fenna

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2002-08-22

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0191078980

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This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Système International (SI), as well as traditional, and industry-specific units. It also includes general historical and scientific background, covering the development of the sequential definitions and sizing of units. This new reference work will prove invaluable to professional scientists, engineers, technicians as well as to students and the general user. · Over 1,600 clear and concise entries complete with historical background · Covers a broad range of disciplines, including astronomy, electromagnetics, geology, photography, mathematics, meteorology, physics, and temperature · Notes on associated terminology · Numerous tables, including the geochronologic scale and the equation of time · Comprehensive coverage of the whole Système International


Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods (HB 133 2017 Ed)

Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods (HB 133 2017 Ed)

Author: Linda Crown

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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This handbook has been prepared as a procedural guide for the compliance testing of net contents statements on packaged goods. Compliance testing of packaged goods is the determination of the conformance results of the packaging, distribution, and retailing process (the packages) to specific legal requirements for net content declarations. This handbook has been developed primarily for the use of government officials; however, it should also be useful to commercial and industrial establishments in the areas of packaging, distribution, and sale of commodities. In conducting compliance testing, the conversion of quantity values from one measuring system to another (e.g., from the metric system to the avoirdupois system) should be handled with careful regard to the implied correspondence between accuracy of the data and the number of digits displayed. In all conversion, the number of significant digits retained should ensure that accuracy is neither sacrificed nor exaggerated. For this edition of Handbook 133, all dimensions for test procedures, devices, or environments have been rounded to two significant digits (e.g., 2.5 cm to 1.0 in) or to a precision level applicable to the test equipment (e.g., 200 kPa for 25 psi and 35 MPs for 5000 psi).


Consumer's Resource Handbook, 1992

Consumer's Resource Handbook, 1992

Author: Diane Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1993-12

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780788100109

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Includes: corporate consumer contacts; better business bureaus; trade association & other dispute resolution programs; state, county & city government consumer offices; selected federal agencies; military commissary & exchange contacts; media programs; occupational & professional licensing boards; legal help; consumer credit counseling services; consumer groups & much more. Especially helpful for consumer complaints or problems


Consumer's Resource Handbook

Consumer's Resource Handbook

Author: Leslie L. Byrne

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1997-05

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 0788139916

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Offers information & advice to help consumers gain knowledge about their rights & about how to make the right choices. Includes: corporate consumer contacts; better business bureaus; trade association & other dispute resolution programs; state, county & city government consumer offices; selected federal agencies; military commissary & exchange contacts; media programs; occupational & professional licensing boards; legal help; consumer credit counseling services; consumer groups & much more. Especially helpful for consumer complaints or problems.