Curious History of Weights & Measures, The
Curious History of Weights & Measures, The
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17 February, 2023
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How long is an ell? What is the largest size of champagne bottle?
How do you measure the heat of a chilli pepper? Why is the depth of water measured in fathoms? And what 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 and baker’s dozens through to modern science-based standards such as kilograms and kilometres, this book considers both what sparked the creation of myriad measures and why there were so many efforts to usher in standardisation.
Full of handy conversion charts and beautiful illustrations The Curious History of Weights & Measures is a treasure trove of fun facts and intriguing stories about the calculations we use every day.
How do you measure the heat of a chilli pepper? Why is the depth of water measured in fathoms? And what 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 and baker’s dozens through to modern science-based standards such as kilograms and kilometres, this book considers both what sparked the creation of myriad measures and why there were so many efforts to usher in standardisation.
Full of handy conversion charts and beautiful illustrations The Curious History of Weights & Measures is a treasure trove of fun facts and intriguing stories about the calculations we use every day.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781851245796 |
| ISBN10 | 1851245790 |
| Number Of Pages | 192 |
| Item Weight | 376 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Bodleian Library |
| Format | hardback |
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Eye opening facts on almost every page...A joy of a book. -- Wynn Wheldon * The Spectator *
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Author's Bio
Claire Cock-Starkey is a writer and editor. Recent books include Hyphens and Hashtags (2021) A Museum Miscellany (2019) and The Real McCoy and 149 Other Eponyms (2018).