Curious History of Weights and Measures
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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 &,amp, 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 &,amp, Measures is
a treasure trove of fun facts and intriguing stories about the
calculations we use every day.
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Bodleian Library ,
Claire Cock-Starkey
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Bodleian Library,
Claire Cock-Starkey
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