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The Science of Measurement: A Historical Survey - Softcover

Book 157 of 302: Dover Books on Mathematics

Klein, H.Arthur

 
9780486258393: The Science of Measurement: A Historical Survey

Synopsis

An engrossing, easy-to-read study, this multifaceted treatment constitutes the definitive resource on the concepts and units of the world of measurement. Topics include celestial clocks, entropy, amperes, decibels, and more. "Popular and learned, witty and serious, literary and mathematical ― always solid and entertaining." ― Los Angeles Times.

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''Popular and learned, witty and serious, literary and mathematical always solid and entertaining.'' --Los Angeles Times.

Synopsis

Witty, imaginative coverage of metrology - concepts of weight, length, volume, temperature, time, nuclear radiation, thermal power, light, pressure, much more.

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