A fascinating miscellany of the stories behind our weights and measures. How long is an ell? How big is the largest champagne bottle? How do you measure the heat of a chili pepper? Why is the depth of water measured in fathoms? And what, exactly, 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, baker’s dozens, and modern science-based standards such as kilograms and kilometers, this book considers both what sparked the creation of measures and The Curious History of Weights and Measures - Claire Cock-Starkey od authora Claire Cock-Starkey a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Claire Cock-Starkey |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
192 |
| Rok vydání |
2023 |
| Nakladatelství |
The Bodleian Library |
