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008 110815s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011029026
020 $a9780393072983 (hardcover)
020 $a0393072983 (hardcover)
024 $a40020019179
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn668194854
035 $a(OCoLC)668194854
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050 00 $aQC83$b.C74 2011
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100 1 $aCrease, Robert P.
245 10 $aWorld in the balance :$bthe historic quest for an absolute system of measurement /$cRobert P. Crease.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bW.W. Norton,$cc2011.
300 $a317 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aVitruvian 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.
650 0 $aWeights and measures$xHistory.
650 0 $aMeasurement$xHistory.
650 0 $aMetrology.
852 0 $bglx$hQC83$i.C74 2011