Curious History of Weights & Measures, The

Cock-Starkey, Claire
Curious History of Weights & Measures, The

Curious History of Weights & Measures, The

Cock-Starkey, Claire

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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.

Author:   Cock-Starkey, Claire
Publisher:   Bodleian Library
ISBN:  

9781851245796


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 February 2023
Bind Format:   Hardback
Availability:  
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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.

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Author:   Cock-Starkey, Claire
Publisher:   Bodleian Library
ISBN:  

9781851245796


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 February 2023
Bind Format:   Hardback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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