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Measuring civilisation

The story of humans measuring things is no less than the story of civilisation - a claim that sounds like irritating hyperbole but in this case turns out to be true

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Jennifer Szalai | NYT

5 min read Last Updated : Nov 13 2022 | 10:40 PM IST

BEYOND MEASURE: The Hidden History of Measurement From Cubits to Quantum Constants

Author: James Vincent

Publisher: W W Norton

Topics : BOOK REVIEW Book reading books

First Published: Nov 13 2022 | 10:40 PM IST

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