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Requirements for Documentation, Approval and Dissemination of Scientific and Technical Information

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Appendix J. Reference List for International System of Units (SI)

J.1 "Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI)-The Modern Metric System" IEEE/ASTM-S1 10.

J.2 Reference List for SI Measurements: Artusa, Elisa A.: SI (Metric) Handbook. NASA TM-109197, 1994.

This reference provides information for understanding SI units, symbols, and prefixes, as well as style and usage in documentation in both the U.S. and in the international business community; conversion techniques; limits, fits, and tolerance data; and drawing and technical writing guidelines. It also provides information on SI usage for specialized applications like data processing and computer programming, science, engineering, and construction. Related information in the appendixes includes legislative documents, historical and biographical data, a list of SI documentation, rules for determining significant digits and rounding, conversion factors, shorthand notation, and a unit index. J.3 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: American National Standard Illustrations for Publication and Projection. ANSI Y15.1M, ANSI, New York, 1979 (1986).

J.4 USMA's Guide to the Use of the Metric System (SI Version). 15th ed., 2000.

J.5 ASTM International: SI Quick Reference Guide. www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/MNL/PAGES/MNL12060D.htm



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