REFERENCE SHELF: Calculators, Converters, Measures
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A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
Provides definitions of most of the units of measurements. It also provides symbols, abbreviations, a brief overview and history for each measurement system.[Full Description] http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/
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Calculator.com: Online calculators
Web-based calculators featuring simple arithmetic and scientific calculators, as well as converters for currency, units, and time zones.[Full Description] http://www.calculator.com/index.html
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California State Workers Salaries
Sacramento Bee database for finding salaries of all California state employees, including both university systems. Search by name, agency, position. Free registration may be required for searching more than a few names.[Full Description] http://www.sacbee.com/statepay/
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Common Weights & Measures
Includes Mathematical Notation for Orders of Magnitude, Metric prefixes, and Common U.S. and Metric equivalents.[Full Description] http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/links/weights/index.html
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Cooking Measures and Conversion Calculator
U.S.-Metric conversion calculators for volume tables, weight tables, and length tables. Includes U.S. measurement equivalents[Full Description] http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/resources/index.html
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Inflation calculator
Enter an amount of money and two years between 1800 and 2007, and this calculator shows the inflation-adjusted amount for both years. The data is based on Consumer Price Index figures.[Full Description] http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
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Knovel Unit Converter
Unit converter for core science and engineering properties (length, temperature, time, volume, etc.). Also converts thermodynamic, electrical, magnetic units. Go to Full Description to see complete list. [Full Description] http://www.knovel.com/web/portal/knovel_tools/tool/2
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Online Calculators, Conversion Tools, Calculators and Weights
A useful set of links to calculating tools maintained by libraries of Western Washington University.[Full Description] http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/refmeasure.htm
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Online Conversion
Provides over 5,000 units and 50,000 conversions including temperature, speed, cooking, clothing and much more. [Full Description] http://www.onlineconversion.com/
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Online Conversions
Lists various online conversions including currency, weight, temperature, pressure, energy, power, frequency, torque and more.[Full Description] http://www.asknumbers.com/
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Salary Calculator
Compares the cost of living among U.S. cities. Plug in your current location, income, where you're moving to and calculate. [Full Description] http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
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Time Zone converter
Converts the time anywhere in the world. Provides links to time zone by country, the evolution of time measurement, printable world maps etc. [Full Description] http://www.timezoneconverter.com/index.shtml
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Universal Currency Converter
Performs interactive foreign exchange rate calculations on the Internet. Uses live, up-to-the-minute currency rates.[Full Description] http://www.xe.com/ucc/ |
