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the historic quest for an absolute system of measurement

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W.W. Norton
Language
English
Pages
317

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Subjects
Measurement, Weights and measures, Metrology, History

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World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement
2011, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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World in the balance: the historic quest for an absolute system of measurement
2011, W.W. Norton
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Table of Contents

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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530.8/1
Library of Congress
QC83 .C74 2011, T50

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p. cm.
Number of pages
317

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2011029026
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668194854

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