Download or read book International System of Units (SI) (rev. , 2008 Ed. ) written by B. N. Taylor and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International System of Units, universally abbreviated SI, is the modern metric system of measurement. Long the dominant system used in science, the SI is rapidly becoming the dominant measurement system used in international commerce. The definitive international reference on the SI is a document published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and often referred to as the SI document. It is in French followed by a text in English. This 2008 edition is the U.S. version of the English text of the 8th (most current) edition of the document. Illustrations.