Revolution in Measurement: Western European Weights and Measures Since the Age of Science

Zupko, Ronald Edward

ISBN 10: 0871691868 / ISBN 13: 9780871691866

Editore: American Philosophical Society, 1990

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Publisher's hardback in very good condition no snags or splits, just a trifle rubbed. Complete with original dustjacket: in decent shape, just slightly rubbed and moderately edge-worn. Contents sound and clean; no pen-marks save a former owner name at the endpaper. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition.

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• Titolo: Revolution in Measurement: Western European Weights and Measures Since the Age of Science
• Editore: American Philosophical Society
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0871691868
• ISBN 13: 9780871691866
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: First Edition.
• Condizione: Very Good
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Very Good

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Zupco presents the legacies of the Middle Ages to the pioneering reformers of the Scientific Revolution; the monumental impact of math, physics, chemistry, astronomy, & technology on modern metrology; the creations, struggles, & successes of the Metric System; & the intense battles between metrics & customary metrologies that have waged since the end of the 18th cent. Includes insights into the personalities involved in metrological events: scientists, technologists, bureaucrats, ministers, members of scientific soc., & shows the impact of scientific experimentation & social revolutions. Includes a comprehensive biblio. of European metrology & the sources relevant to the underpinnings for this period in weights & measures history. Illus.