The Story of MeasurementNew from the author of the highly successful The Story of Writing, here is the first fully illustrated guide to the human passion for measurement - of ourselves, our experiences, our surroundings and the universe - 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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Contents
Chapter 6 Earth | 106 |
THE MEANING OF MEASURING 18 Atmosphere Storms Hurricanes and Tornadoes | 136 |
Ancient Numerals Number Bases Zero and Infinity Holes Constants of Nature The Expanding Universe | 157 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Story of Measurement |
| Author | Andrew Robinson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson, 2007 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | Jun 5, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0500513678, 9780500513675 |
| Length | 224 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / History Science / Scientific Instruments |
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