Smoot's ear
Smoot's ear2007
About this book
Measures are the subject of this unusual book, in which Robert Tavernor offers a fascinating account of the various measuring systems human beings have devised over two millennia. He discusses measures in our own time - when space travel presents to humankind a direct encounter with the unfathomable measure of the universe.
Details
- First published
- 2007
- OL Work ID
- OL1862691W
Subjects
MensurationMetrologyStandardsMetric systemHistoryMa©einheitMeasurementKulturMetrisches SystemHistoriaMetrologiMessungMetrologieGeschichteWeights and measuresWeights and measures, history