World in the balance : the historic quest for an absolute system of measurement
Crease, Robert P.2011
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The epic story of the invention of a global network of weights, scales, and instruments for measurement
Main title:
World in the balance : the historic quest for an absolute system of measurement / by Robert P. Crease
Author:
Imprint:
New York W.W. Norton 2011
Collation:
317 p. illustrations
Audience:
General
Contents:
Introduction: The noonday cannon -- Vitruvian man -- Ancient China: feet and flutes -- West Africa: gold weights -- France: 'realities of life and labor' -- Halting steps toward universality -- 'One of the greatest triumphs of modern civilization' -- Metrophilia and metrophobia -- Surely you're joking, Mr. Duchamp! -- Dreams of a final standard -- Universal system: the Si -- The modern metroscape -- Au revoir, kilogram
ISBN:
9780393072983 (hbk)
Dewey class:
530.81 WOR
Local class:
530.81
Language:
English
BRN:
6382
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 530.81 WOR | Available |