About this title: 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.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 2007-11-30
ISBN-13:9780500513675ISBN:0500513678
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780500513675. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: THAMES & HUDSON LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780500513675ISBN:0500513678
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 224 pages. A guide to the human passion for measurement-of ourselves, our experiences, our surroundings and the universe. 334 illustrations, 153 in colour (Hardback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780500513675ISBN:0500513678
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Description: Very Good. Previously read with moderate shelf wear. No underlining or margin notes present. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780500513675ISBN:0500513678
Description: New. The first fully illustrated guide to the human passion for measurement: of our experiences, our surroundings, and the universe. This lively survey covers an astonishing array of subjects, from the earliest currency to the birth of the meter, from the... read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780500513675ISBN:0500513678
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. This is the first fully illustrated survey to cover the entire subject. This diverse, long overdue book explains the ideas behind measurement units and measuring instruments and shows how they are applied to both the physical universe-electrons, earth and stars-and the human body and mind.334 illustrations/153 in colour.224 pages. read more
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