Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures
Volume 2
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Beschreibung
This second volume of Gyllenbok's encyclopaedia of historical metrology comprises the first part of the compendium of measurement systems and currencies of all sovereign states of the modern World (A-I).
Units of measurement are of vital importance in every civilization through history. Since the early ages, man has through necessity devised various measures to assist him in everyday life. They have enabled and continue to enable us to trade in commonly and equitably understood amounts, and to investigate, understand, and control the chemical, physical, and biological processes of the natural world.
Addresses the myriad units of measurement that have arisen through the ages, from weights used by ancient cultures to the scientific units of the modern world
Comprised from more than 4 500 published papers and books, all of which are reported in the bibliography
Part II of the author's encyclopedia of historical metrology
Addresses the myriad units of measurement that have arisen through the ages, from weights used by ancient cultures to the scientific units of the modern world Comprised from more than 4 500 published papers and books, all of which are reported in the bibliography Part II of the author's encyclopedia of historical metrology
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Jan Gyllenbok
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