README
1Physics/Unit version 0.54
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4This tarball includes the following modules
5 Physics::Unit
6 Physics::Unit::Scalar
7 Physics::Unit::Scalar::Implementation - pod docs
8 Physics::Unit::Script
9 Physics::Unit::Script::GenPages
10 Physics::Unit::Implementation - pod docs
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12Objects of class Physics::Unit define units of measurement that correspond
13to physical quantities. This module allows you to manipulate these units,
14generate new derived units from other units, and convert from one unit
15to another. Each unit is defined by a conversion factor and a
16dimensionality vector.
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18Objects of type Physics::Unit::Scalar store physical quantities. Each
19instance of a class that derives from Physics::Unit::Scalar holds the value
20of some type of measurable quantity. When you use this module, several new
21classes are immediately available. See the Derived Classes section of the
22documentation for a complete list
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24The module Physics::Unit::ScalarSubtypes defines several classes that
25derive from Physics::Unit::Scalar, each corresponding to a different
26physical quantity.
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29SEE ALSO
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31The perldoc documentation for each of the above modules for more
32information.
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34Example scripts in the eg/ directory.
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37INSTALLATION
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39To install this module, on Unix, use the following:
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41 perl Build.PL
42 ./Build
43 ./Build test
44 ./Build install
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46On Windows, from a command window:
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48 perl Build.PL
49 Build
50 Build test
51 Build install
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53DEPENDENCIES
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55This module is pure Perl, and the depends only on Carp.
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58COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
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60Copyright (C) 2003 Chris Maloney
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62This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
63it under the same terms as Perl itself.
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