Title :
Precision measurement and advanced technology
Author_Institution :
Bur. Int. des Poids et Mesures, Sevres, France
fDate :
4/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The role of that activity which goes by the various names of metrology, precision measurement, or measurement science is examined. The questions as to why it is important and why it merits the considerable financial and intellectual effort now devoted to it are also examined
Keywords :
measurement standards; measurement theory; units (measurement); measurement science; metrology; precision measurement; Astronomy; Clocks; Extraterrestrial measurements; Measurement standards; Metrology; Modems; Paper technology; Space technology; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
