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Oxford Reference Online
The Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units is comprehensive and current.
Includes units of the Systeme International (SI) as well as industry
specific terms currently in use. |
TimeTicker
Start
with Greenwich time and date then select a country or run your cursor over
the continental map to locate countries in other time zones. It really
does tick--and makes other noises as well. |
Online Weights &
Measures
Weights and measures, calculation and conversion
tools. Additional tools include Roman numeral converter, Periodic
Table, time zone converter, CPI calculator, tide charts, retirement
calculator, and more. |
World Time Zone
Map
U.S. Naval Observatory map with standard time calculations
included. It is a large map and loads very slowly. |
OANDA Converter
Multi-lingual currency converter with up to date exchange rates provided
from leading market data contributors that is filtered for validity.
Includes Euro conversions. |
Time and
Date
Quick way to find the time on a particular continent or in a
particular city worldwide. The calendar feature is disappointing as it
provides only the regular Gregorian calendar and not the Chinese, Hebrew, or
Islamic calendars. |
World
Time Zone
Time zones for the world. Use of color coded zones
with current time in each zone makes this chart easy to read and understand. |
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books on weights and measures and time. Reference resources like
The Economist Desk Companion: How To Measure, Convert, Calculate, and
Define Practically Anything are helpful for quick facts and there are
more in depth treatments of the subjects in the circulating collection.
In iBistro, the Library online catalog, use Subject searches like these:"
Weights and Measures, "
Metric System," "
Conversion Tables," or "
Time Measurements."
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