A Measure of All Things: The Story of Man and Measurement by Ian Whitelaw

A Measure of All Things: The Story of Man and Measurement

Ian Whitelaw

192 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history reference science challenging informative slow-paced
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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 won...

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