About The Size Of It
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About The Size Of It
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Author : Warwick Cairns
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2011-04-07
About The Size Of It written by Warwick Cairns and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-07 with Humor categories.
Why does the size of a space shuttle's fuel tanks have more to do with a horse's rump than rocket science? Is there a correlation between the humble pint and the capacity of the human bladder? And why is an old Wellington boot as important an instrument of spacial awareness as was ever invented? About the Size of It is a hugely entertaining history of traditional weights and measures that will make you look at your everyday world in a completely different way . . . 'A full and convincing account of why our well-tried and trusted traditional measures make human sense' Alexander McCall Smith 'His direct, engaging conversational prose is a delight to read... inspirational' Andrew Roberts 'Absolutely masterly. Lucid and wise and touching and absolutely right' Jilly Cooper
About The Size Of It
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Author : Warwick Cairns
language : en
Publisher: Pan
Release Date : 2007-11-01
About The Size Of It written by Warwick Cairns and has been published by Pan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-01 with History categories.
About the Size of It is a serious, but seriously funny book about measuring things. Readers will find out why an old Wellington boot is as important an instrument of spatial awareness as was ever invented; why a space shuttle's fuel tank has more to do with a horse's rump than rocket science; and why how tired your ox gets, how much water it takes to drown you, and how much you can hold in one hand while doing something else are all essential principles that explain how man has balanced and judged his world since the dawn of time. In part a case for the continued use of traditional measures, this book also celebrates the richness and commonality of systems from around the world, and how they were formed by the one guiding principle of measurement no one ever mentions: that most of us have better things to think about.
Medical And Surgical Reporter
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
Medical And Surgical Reporter written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Medicine categories.
Journal Of Horticulture And Practical Gardening
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1872
Journal Of Horticulture And Practical Gardening written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with categories.
Popular Science
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920-10
Popular Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1920-10 with categories.
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
The Encyclopaedia Britannica written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.
The New York Journal Of Gynaecology And Obstetrics
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
The New York Journal Of Gynaecology And Obstetrics written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with Gynecology categories.
American Gardening
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
American Gardening written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Gardening categories.
The Polar And Tropical Worlds
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Author : Georg Hartwig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
The Polar And Tropical Worlds written by Georg Hartwig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Antarctica categories.
The Encyclop Dia Britannica
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893
The Encyclop Dia Britannica written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.