The Story of Measurement
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Story of Measurement “
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
Autoren-Porträt von Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson is the author of twenty-five books in the arts and sciences, nine of them on aspects of Indian history and culture. They include two definitive biographies: Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye, described by V. S. Naipaul as 'an extraordinarily good, detailed and selfless book', and the coauthored Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-Minded Man. He holds degrees from Oxford University and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, has been a Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, and is currently a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Andrew Robinson
- 2007, 224 Seiten, 153 farbige Abbildungen, Maße: 25,4 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Thames and Hudson Ltd
- ISBN-10: 0500513678
- ISBN-13: 9780500513675
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Englisch
Pressezitat
'Sumptuous, a sensual pleasure to look at and look into ... intelligently written and always rewarding to dip into' - Geomatics World
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