A Measure of All Things: The Story of Man and Measurement - Couverture rigide

Whitelaw, Ian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0312370261 ISBN 13 : 9780312370268

Editeur : St Martins Pr, 2007

Synopsis

A Measure of All Things Every wonder how long a cubit really is? How much is in a hogshead and what it refers to? Or the difference between a light year, a parsec and a Planck length? How many pings there are in an acre and who uses which term in what context? Every wonder where all these terms and formats came from and how they are used? Well, wonder no more! In the tradition of Schott's Miscellany, A Measure of Al... Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

New Scientist The ideal book for quiz buffs --New Scientist

BBC Focus This curious little book is neither a reference work with comprehensive and precise conversion tables, nor a rambling discursive treatise. Rather, it takes the form of a guidebook to the world of weights and measures --BBC Focus

Good Book Guide This is a fascinating and orderly compilation of different forms of measurement. --Good Book Guide

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St Martins Pr
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312370261
• ISBN 13: 9780312370268
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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