| 000 | 00831nam a2200181Ia 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 003 | NUBLRC | ||
| 008 | 241210s9999 xx 000 0 und d | ||
| 040 | _cNUBLRC | ||
| 050 | _aGC QC 83 .C74 2012 | ||
| 100 | _aCrease, Robert | ||
| 245 | 0 |
_aWorld in the balance : _bthe historic wuest for an absolute system of measurement / |
|
| 260 |
_aWW Norton & Company _c2012 |
||
| 300 | _a317 pages | ||
| 365 | _b190 | ||
| 520 | _aHow much? How many? How far? Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. But achieving such a network was anything but easy, as Robert P. Crease, physicist and philosopher, demonstrates in this endlessly enlightening, always enjoyable look at how this international system evolved. | ||
| 650 | _aMeasurement ; Metrology ; Weights and measures | ||
| 942 |
_2lcc _cBK |
||
| 999 |
_c1177 _d1177 |
||