| Description |
224 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Series |
New Items
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| Contents |
Part I. The meaning of measuring -- 1. Going metric -- 2. Number and mathematics -- 3. Customary units -- 4. Instruments and techniques -- Part II. Measuring nature -- 5. Atoms -- 6. Earth -- 7. Universe -- Part III. Measuring man -- 8. Mind -- 9. Body -- 10. Society -- Epilogue. The measure of all things |
| Summary |
Published at a time of great interest in popular science titles. Answering many of the questions of everyday life, and sure to appeal to a broad readership, the book is at once a valuable reference that every home should have, an important work that catalogues our obsession with quantifying the universe - and a wonderful gift |
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Scientific standards |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index |
| Subject |
Measurement -- History.
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| LC no. |
2007921450 |
| ISBN |
0500513678 (hbk.) |
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