Abstract
There are three major systems of units of measurement often found in the published literature (i.e. books, journals and documents in general):
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imperial or British system
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metric system cgs (centimeter/gram/second) system mks (meter/kilogram/second) system
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SI System (le Système international d’Unités)
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Horvath, A.L. (1986). Definitions and Conversions of Units. In: Conversion Tables of Units in Science & Engineering. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08559-0_2
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