Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants

by James Vincent and James Vincent

Book Overview

From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful tool that humans invented to make sense of the world. In this revelatory work of science and social history, James Vincent dives into its hidden world, taking readers from ancient Egypt, where measuring the annual depth of the Nile was an essential task, to the intellectual origins of the metric system in the French Revolution, and from the surprisingly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324035854
• ISBN13: 9781324035855
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"