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001 2011029026
003 DLC
005 20110816111935.0
008 110815s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011029026
020 $a9780393072983 (hardcover)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQC83$b.C74 2011
082 00 $a530.8/1$223
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.
263 $a1110
300 $ap. 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.