The Science of Measurement: A Historical Survey
""Klein is both a skilled reporter and a wide-ranging humanistic scholar. The book is popular and learned, witty and serious, literary and mathematical - always solid and entertaining."" - Los Angeles... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0486258394
ISBN13:9780486258393
Release Date:November 2011
Publisher:Dover Publications
Length:736 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"
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Nothing dry in this history!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
NB this review refers to the 1988 reprint of the 1974 edition. So you thought Jack and Jill were just a couple of clumsy kids trying to get some water from the well? Think again - the familiar nursey rhyme is a piece of political satire from the time of Charles 1. Klein's book is full of similar snippets that will serve you in good stead at a dinner party! "Science of Measurement" is an excellent coverage of the SI units - although even this reprint is missing the major redefinition of the metre in 1983. Use this book as a history, and as a guide to the physics behind measurements, but for the most up-to-date definitions of the units you'll want to check a more recent publication.
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