World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement by Robert P. Crease

World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

Robert P. Crease

320 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. This network has been called a greater invention than the steam engine, comparable only to the development of the printing press.Robert P. Crease traces the ev...

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