The Story of Measurement
Author(s): Andrew Robinson
New from the author of the highly successful "The Story of Writing", here is the first fully illustrated guide to the human passion for measurement - of ourselves, our experiences, our surroundings and the universe - published at a time of great interest in popular science titles. Answering many of the questions of everyday life, and sure to appeal to a broad readership, the book is at once a valuable reference that every home should have, an important work that catalogues our obsession with quantifying the universe - and a wonderful gift.
Product Information
Andrew Robinson, former literary editor of The Times Higher Education Supplement, is the author of numerous books, including the immensely popular The Story of Writing.
Introduction; I. The Meaning of Measurement; 1. Surveying Creation; 2. Number and Mathematics; 3. Customary Units; 4. Instruments and Techniques; II. Measuring Nature; 5. Atoms; 6. Earth; 7. Universe; III. Measuring Man; 8. Mind; 9. Body; 10. Society; 11. The Measure of All Things.
General Fields
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- : 44536
- : 44536
- : 1.08
- : 15 October 2007
- : 254mm X 192mm X 25mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Andrew Robinson
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 530.809
- : 224
- : 334 illustrations, 153 in colour
