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the historic quest for an absolute system of measurement
By Robert P. Crease
"World in the balance" was published by W.W. Norton in 2011 - New York, it has 317 pages and the language of the book is English.
“World in the balance” Metadata:
- Title: World in the balance
- Author: Robert P. Crease
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 317
- Publisher: W.W. Norton
- Publish Date: 2011
- Publish Location: New York
“World in the balance” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: Measurement - Weights and measures - Metrology - History
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: p. cm.
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL25004746M - OL16117039W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 668194854
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2011029026
- ISBN-13: 9780393072983
- All ISBNs: 9780393072983
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"World in the balance" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Vitruvian man
- 2- Ancient China : feet and flutes
- 3- West Africa : gold weights
- 4- France : "realities of life and labor"
- 5- Halting steps toward universality
- 6- "One of the greatest triumphs of modern civilization"
- 7- Metrophilia and metrophobia
- 8- Surely you're joking, Mr. Duchamp!
- 9- Dreams of a final standard
- 10- Universal system : the Si
- 11- The modern metroscape
- 12- Au revoir, kilogram.
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