Cargando…
Markets and measurements in nineteenth century Britain /
An economic and social history of measurements in nineteenth-century British markets.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2012.
|
| Colección: | Cambridge studies in economic history.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000 a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | EBSCO_ocn804664893 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20231017213018.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cnu---unuuu | ||
| 008 | 120806s2012 enk ob 001 0 eng d | ||
| 040 | |a EBLCP |b eng |e pn |c EBLCP |d N$T |d IDEBK |d E7B |d CDX |d COO |d OCLCQ |d CAMBR |d OCLCQ |d DEBSZ |d OL$ |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCF |d YDXCP |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCL |d OCLCQ |d UAB |d OCLCQ |d U3W |d OCLCQ |d LVT |d AU@ |d UKAHL |d OCLCQ |d S8J |d OCL |d OCLCQ |d UKCRE |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO | ||
| 019 | |a 805509864 |a 817802810 |a 818879914 |a 857275265 |a 1076657382 |a 1146801603 |a 1153535571 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781139526265 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 113952626X |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 9781107023338 |q (hbk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 1107023335 |q (hbk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 1283522152 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781283522151 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781139151030 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 1139151037 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 9781139530934 | ||
| 020 | |a 1139530933 | ||
| 020 | |z 9781139528658 | ||
| 020 | |z 1139528653 | ||
| 020 | |z 9781107606968 | ||
| 020 | |z 1107606969 | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a 9786613834607 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBSZ |b 379329239 | |
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)804664893 |z (OCoLC)805509864 |z (OCoLC)817802810 |z (OCoLC)818879914 |z (OCoLC)857275265 |z (OCoLC)1076657382 |z (OCoLC)1146801603 |z (OCoLC)1153535571 | ||
| 043 | |a e-uk--- | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a QC89.G8 | |
| 072 | 7 | |a SCI |x 068000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a KCZ |2 bicssc | |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 530.8/1309034 |2 23 |
| 049 | |a UAMI | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Velkar, Aashish, |d 1969- | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Markets and measurements in nineteenth century Britain / |c Aashish Velkar. |
| 260 | |a Cambridge ; |a New York : |b Cambridge University Press, |c ©2012. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Cambridge studies in economic history | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Markets and Measurements in Nineteenth-Century Britain; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1: Markets and measurements: An introduction; Metrology, mensuration and measurement practices; What made measurements reliable?; The State and the science of measurements; Was Britain unique?; The economy, markets and measurement practices; Economic and industrial growth; Business and industry: organisation and structure; Standardisation and the sameness of things; Dynamics of contractual liability; Politics of the market. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Implications2: Inching towards the metre: Measurements, metrology and reform; Nature and variability of historical measurements; Variation in measurements; Reforming Britains weights and measures; Imperial measures of 1824; Initiatives for reform; Further reforms; Reforming European metrology; The metric revolution (c. 1790-1840); International acceptance (1851-1875); Metric system and British defiance; Trade, empire and metrology; Importance of local measurement practices; 3: Mensuration and local measurement practices; Metrological realism and measurement conventions. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Understanding mensurationComparison; Contextualisation; Measurement tools: instruments, protocols and standards; Standards; Standard setting and standardisation; Mensuration and local measurement practices; 4: Governance and regulation: Standardising measurements in the London coal trade (c.1830); Structure of the London coal trade; Measurements used in the London coal trade; The coal bushel; Heaped measures; The ingrain; Weight-volume conversions; Reforming the coal trade (1800-1830); Significance of the reforms; Conclusions. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 5: Competition, cooperation and standardisation: Uniform measurements in the British wire industry (c.1880)Wire manufacturing in England; Wire sizes: the source of transactional problems; Wire gauges: the source of unreliable measurements; Standardising measurements: a solution for transactional problems; Early attempts; Competing proposals and standardisation: 1878-1883; Competition, coordination and negotiation for standard wire sizes; Gauges after 1883; Conclusions; 6: Globalisation, commodity grading and quality measurements in nineteenth-century wheat markets. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a British wheat markets in the nineteenth centuryMeasuring quality: a supply-side perspective; Measuring quality: a demand-side perspective; The case of natural weight measurements; Measurements, grading and institutions; Conclusions; 7: 'Man is the measure of all things': Conclusions and Implications; Historical (re)interpretation; Implications; Appendix 2.1: Milestones in the international acceptance of the metric system; Appendix 4.1: Analysis of local practices and measurement inconsistencies in the London coal trade; Variability due to conversion; Appendix 4.2: Financial details of the metage system operated by the city of London. | |
| 520 | |a An economic and social history of measurements in nineteenth-century British markets. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 590 | |a eBooks on EBSCOhost |b EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Weights and measures |z Great Britain |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Metrology |z Great Britain |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x Commerce |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Métrologie |z Grande-Bretagne |x Histoire |y 19e siècle. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a SCIENCE |x Weights & Measures. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Commerce |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Metrology |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Weights and measures |2 fast | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Great Britain |2 fast | |
| 648 | 7 | |a 1800-1899 |2 fast | |
| 655 | 7 | |a History |2 fast | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Velkar, Aashish. |t Markets and Measurements in Nineteenth-Century Britain. |d Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 |z 9781107023338 |
| 830 | 0 | |a Cambridge studies in economic history. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ebsco.uam.elogim.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=465727 |z Texto completo |
| 938 | |a Askews and Holts Library Services |b ASKH |n AH34205819 | ||
| 938 | |a Askews and Holts Library Services |b ASKH |n AH37563226 | ||
| 938 | |a Askews and Holts Library Services |b ASKH |n AH33350695 | ||
| 938 | |a Coutts Information Services |b COUT |n 23141593 | ||
| 938 | |a EBL - Ebook Library |b EBLB |n EBL977200 | ||
| 938 | |a ebrary |b EBRY |n ebr10583274 | ||
| 938 | |a EBSCOhost |b EBSC |n 465727 | ||
| 938 | |a ProQuest MyiLibrary Digital eBook Collection |b IDEB |n 383460 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 9248443 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 9454138 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 9458484 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 9523325 | ||
| 994 | |a 92 |b IZTAP | ||