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Author : Ken Alder
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-07-29
The Measure Of All Things written by Ken Alder and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-29 with History categories.
In June 1792, amidst the chaos of the French Revolution, two intrepid astronomers set out in opposite directions on an extraordinary journey. Starting in Paris, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre would make his way north to Dunkirk, while Pierre-François-André Méchain voyaged south to Barcelona. Their mission was to measure the world, and their findings would help define the meter as one ten-millionth of the distance between the pole and the equator—a standard that would be used “for all people, for all time.” The Measure of All Things is the astonishing tale of one of history’s greatest scientific adventures. Yet behind the public triumph of the metric system lies a secret error, one that is perpetuated in every subsequent definition of the meter. As acclaimed historian and novelist Ken Alder discovered through his research, there were only two people on the planet who knew the full extent of this error: Delambre and Méchain themselves. By turns a science history, detective tale, and human drama, The Measure of All Things describes a quest that succeeded as it failed—and continues to enlighten and inspire to this day.
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Author : Ian Whitelaw
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
A Measure Of All Things written by Ian Whitelaw and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Measurement categories.
From the supermarket to the superconductor, measurements are an integral part of our lives. Discover the origins of our units of measurement, the ways they have developed and changed over time and the many connections between them.
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Author : Thomas V. Lowery
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-12-01
The Measure Of All Things written by Thomas V. Lowery and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-01 with Religion categories.
Measuring things is not difficult. We have rulers, yardsticks, tapes, scales, and a numbering system. Measuring events, human actions, ideas is another matter entirely, and history records how men have attempted to do so. Socrates, for one, stated positively, "The unmeasured life is not worth living." The Measure of All Things asks a reader to reflect on this statement. It helps guide the reader, pointing out how Socrates saw examining life involves considering deeply living a life of Virtue. This consideration leads to the realization that Vice exists along with Virtue. The Measure of All Things is intended to bring a reader to a better understanding of the reality of the coexistence of good and evil, an understanding that a religious faith explains the seeming paradox of this coexistence.
Man The Measure Of All Things
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Author : Sri Madhava Ashish
language : en
Publisher: Quest Books
Release Date : 2020-09-01
Man The Measure Of All Things written by Sri Madhava Ashish and has been published by Quest Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This volume is a study of the symbols of cosmic origins. It throws a new and searching light upon The Stanzas of Dzyan, a little-known collection of cosmogenic verses relating to cosmogenesis as set forth in H. P. Blavatsky’s great work The Secret Doctrine. “We are considering the universe as a tissue of psychic experience,” say the authors. “Our categories are psychic ones, and with their help we have attempted to show that the process of conscious manifestation is entirely a movement within the unity of consciousness being toward the achievement of self-conscious experience.”
A Measure Of Everything
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Author : Marcus Weeks
language : en
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
Release Date : 2005
A Measure Of Everything written by Marcus Weeks and has been published by Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Mathematics categories.
A comprehensive reference and history book on what is measured and why. Measurement is one of humankind's oldest and most vital activities. By measuring height, speed, size, temperature, strength and many other factors, humans can compare, improve and progress. In fact, measurement is an essential tool for survival. A Measure of Everything is a wide-ranging and comprehensive guide to what is measured and why. The book begins when the basic measurements were as simple as more, less and enough. As societies evolved, relative measurements were no longer sufficient. Advances in language allowed more precise measurements. Short distances were measured in relation to parts of the human body. For example, the ancient measurement cubit was the length of a pharaoh's arm plus the width of his hand. As society and culture progress and change, so do measurements. The rise of astronomy and the sciences demanded more exact measurements. These measurements are typically named after the discovering scientist, e.g., henry, curie, watt, rutherford, fahrenheit. This book features 28 categories organized into three sections: Earth and Life Sciences: astronomy, distance, time, meteorology, medicine, and five others. Physical Sciences: chemistry, mathematics, physics, speed, weight, temperature, and three others. Technology and Leisure: computers, engineering, finance, food, textiles, and four others. A Measure of Everything is an informative and entertaining book that will appeal to a wide range of readers.
The Measure Of A Man
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Author : Gene A. Getz
language : en
Publisher: Revell
Release Date : 2016-11-01
The Measure Of A Man written by Gene A. Getz and has been published by Revell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-01 with Religion categories.
More Than a Million Copies Have Been Sold of this Powerful Book for Men, Now Revised for a New Generation For forty years, The Measure of a Man has taught hundreds of thousands of men around the world how to live according to God's direction--faithfully, lovingly, and spiritually. Now revised this classic guide to biblical masculinity is poised to impact a new generation of men. True masculinity is not measured by the strength of a man, but by these twenty biblical guidelines drawn from the Apostle Paul's letters to his young protégés Timothy and Titus. Inspiring, encouraging, and practical, this book shows men how they can reach God's standards as fathers, husbands, and mentors to other men. This updated edition includes QR codes that take the reader to online video resources for further study.
Voltaire S Riddle
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Author : Andrew J. Simoson
language : en
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Release Date : 2020-07-29
Voltaire S Riddle written by Andrew J. Simoson and has been published by American Mathematical Soc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-29 with Mathematics categories.
Man Is The Measure
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Author : Reuben Abel
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-05-11
Man Is The Measure written by Reuben Abel and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-11 with Philosophy categories.
An intelligently truthful book that explores the uneven landscape of the human intellect. An accessible introduction to philosophy, this book narrows the gap between the general reader and intellectual inquiry. Its points are illustrated with concrete examples that should call the reader to a higher level of critical thinking and self-perception.
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Author : Shlomo Giora Shoham
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-09-01
The Measure Of All Things written by Shlomo Giora Shoham and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-01 with Social Science categories.
The Measure of All Things is the final volume in a trilogy about man as related to the genesis of the world, to metaphysics, and to the ontological vicissitudes of the human species. This book reviews the condition of man and his relationship with the forces of evolution, in both a biological and a spiritual sense. It is, therefore, an innovative excursion into the present day arguments between the evolutionist and creationist regarding the fate of man.
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Author : David E. Cooper
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-12-27
The Measure Of Things written by David E. Cooper and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-27 with Philosophy categories.
Philosophers, both western and eastern, have long been divided between 'humanists', for whom 'man is the measure of things', and their opponents, who claim that there is a way, in principle knowable and describable, that the world anyway is, independent of human perspectives and interests. The early chapters of The Measure of Things chart the development of humanism from medieval times, through the Renaissance, Enlightenment and Romantic periods, to its most sophisticated, twentieth-century form, 'existential humanism'. Cooper does not identify this final position with that of any particular philosopher, though it is closely related to those of Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and the later Wittgenstein. Among the earlier figures discussed are William of Ockham, Kant, Herder, Nietzsche and William James. Having rejected attempts by contemporary advocates of modest or non-metaphysical realism to dissolve the opposition between humanism and its 'absolutist' rival, Cooper moves on to an adjudication of that rivality. Prompted by the pervasive rhetoric of hubris that the rivals direct against one another, he argues, in an original manner, that the rival positions are indeed guilty of lack of humility. Absolutists - whether defenders of 'The Given' or scientific realists - exaggerate our capacity to ascend out of our 'engaged' perspectives to an objective account of the world. Humanists, conversely, exaggerate our capacity to live without a sense of our subjection to a measure independent of our own perspectives. The only escape, Cooper maintains, from the impasse reached when humanism and absolutism are both rejected, lies in a doctrine of mystery. There is a reality independent of 'the human contribution', but it is necessarily ineffable. Drawing in a novel way upon the Buddhist conception of 'emptiness' and Heidegger's later writings, the final chapters defend the notion of mystery, distinguish the doctrine advanced from that of transcendental idealism, and propose that it is only through appreciation of mystery that measure and warrant may be provided for our beliefs and conduct.