World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

by Robert P. Crease

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Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. But achieving such a network was anything but easy, as Robert P. Crease, physicist and philosopher, demonstrates in this endlessly fascinating, always entertaining look at just how this international system evolved. From the link between musical pitch and distance in the dynasties of ancient China and the use of figurines to measure gold in West Africa to the creation...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0393343545

ISBN13:9780393343540

Release Date:October 2012

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:320 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

Experiments, Instruments & Measurement Measurement Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Testing & Measurement

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