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Measures are the subject of this unusual book, in which Robert Tavernor offers a fascinating account of the various measuring systems human beings have devised over two millennia. He discusses measures in our own time - when space travel presents to humankind a direct encounter with the unfathomable...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tavernor, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Measurement > History.
Metrology > History.
Measurement > Standards.
Metric system > History.
Mesure > Histoire.
Métrologie > Histoire.
Mesure > Normes.
Système métrique > Histoire.
Measurement
Measurement > Standards
Metric system
Metrology
Maßeinheit
Kultur
Geschichte
Messung
Metrologie
Metrisches System
Metrologi > historia.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Measures are the subject of this unusual book, in which Robert Tavernor offers a fascinating account of the various measuring systems human beings have devised over two millennia. He discusses measures in our own time - when space travel presents to humankind a direct encounter with the unfathomable measure of the universe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 249 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-235) and index.
ISBN:9780300237559
0300237553

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