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100 1 $aRobinson, Andrew,$d1957-
245 14 $aThe story of measurement /$cAndrew Robinson.
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bThames & Hudson,$c2007.
300 $a224 p. :$bill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 218-220) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction --$g[pt]. 1.$tThe meaning of measuring --$gch. 1.$tGoing metric --$tThe measurement of the Earth by the ancient Greeks --$tLatitude and longitude --$tFiguring the shape of the Earth --$tMeasuring the metre --$tThe metrication of the world --$gch. 2.$tNumbers and mathematics --$tCounting and accounting --$tTallies, quipus and abacuses --$tAncient numerals --$tNumber bases --$tZero and infinity --$tCoordinates --$tGeometry --$tThe golden ration --$tFractals --$tMathematics : natural or human? --$gch 3.$tCustomary units --$tWeight and density --$tLength and distance --$tArea and volume --$tAngle --$tMoney and value --$tTime --$gch. 4.$tInstruments and techniques --$tAccuracy and precision, error and uncertainty --$tHow long is a piece of string? --$tTelescopes --$tMicroscopes --$tThermometers --$tBarometers --$tSeismographs --$tGeiger counters --$tSpectrometers --$tLasers --$tnational institutions for measurement.
505 00 $g[pt]. 2.$tMeasuring nature --$gch. 5.$tAtoms --$tAtoms and quantum theory --$tAtomic clocks --$tRadioactivity and isotopes --$tThe periodic table --$tIons and valency --$tChemical concentration --$tAcidity and alkalinity --$tVolume and pressure --$tTemperature and energy --$tMass and the standard kilogram --$tMaterials, stress and strain --$tRadiation and colour --$tRelativity --$tSound --$tElectricity and magnetism --$tNanotechnology --$gch. 6.$tEarth --$tCompasses --$tSurveying --$tSatellites --$tWeather and atmosphere --$tStorms, hurricanes and tornadoes --$tLightning --$tClimate change --$tGeological eras --$tPlate tectonics --$tEarthquakes --$tTsunamis --$tvolcanoes --$tMinerals, diamonds and gold --$tBiological species --$gch. 7.$tUniverse --$tThe heliocentric universe --$tThe motion of the planets --$tThe Moon --$tPlanets --$tThe Sun --$tStars --$tComets --$tBlack holes --$tConstants of nature --$tThe expanding universe and the Big Bang.
505 00 $g[pt]. 3.$tMeasuring man --$gch. 8.$tMind --$tLanguage --$tVerse metre and scansion --$tSemaphore and Morse code --$tWriting systems --$tShorthand --$tPaper and book sizes --$tBook and library classification --$tTypography --$tPhotography --$tComputing --$tTools, nails and screws --$tMusic and singing --$tIQ and intelligence --$gch. 9.$tBody --$tThe human genome --$tblood --$tMedical scanning --$tEyes and lenses --$tBody mass index --$tCalorie count and food additives --$tAlcohol content --$tAir quality and pollen count --$tSun protection factor --$tMedical prescriptions --$tDisease incubation --$tPain --$tStress factors --$tTextiles and togs --$gch. 10.$tCalendars --$tTime zones --$tPostal codes --$tOpinion polls --$tCensuses --$tID, truth and lies --$tRace --$tMilitary rank --$tGun calibre --$tEconomics --$tLotteries and gambling --$tSports and games --$tCollective nouns --$tEpilogue : The measure of all things --$tFurther reading --$tIllustration credits --$tIndex.
520 1 $a"This fully illustrated survey explains the ideas behind measurement units and measuring instruments, and shows how they are applied to both the physical universe - electrons, earth and stars - and the human body and mind." "Part fascinating history, part cutting-edge science, it explores everything measurable, from temperature, earthquakes and radioactivity to music, blood and social attitudes, as well as the origins of the metric system in the French Revolution. It is a story that transports the reader from Hubble space telescope images of galaxies at the edge of the known world to intelligence tests of the innermost recesses of the mind."--Jacket.
650 0 $aMeasurement$xHistory.
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776 08 $iOnline version:$aRobinson, Andrew, 1957-$tStory of measurement.$dLondon : Thames & Hudson, 2007$w(OCoLC)894801016
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