The Curious History of Weights & Measures
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1851245790
ISBN-13
9781851245796
Publisher
Bodleian Library
Imprint
Bodleian Library
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 17th, 2023
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
366 grams
Dimensions
19.30 x 12.90 x 2.40 cms
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How long is an ell? What is the largest size of champagne bottle? How do you measure the heat of a chilli pepper? Why is the depth of water measured in fathoms? And what is a cubit? The Curious History of Weights & Measures tells the story of how we have come to quantify the world around us. Looking at everything from carats, pecks and pennyweights to firkins and baker’s dozens through to modern science-based standards such as kilograms and kilometres, this book considers both what sparked the creation of myriad measures and why there were so many efforts to usher in standardisation. Full of handy conversion charts and beautiful illustrations The Curious History of Weights & Measures is a treasure trove of fun facts and intriguing stories about the calculations we use every day.
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