{"product_id":"ancient-measurement-roland-a-boucher-9781480895362","title":"Ancient Measurement: How Ancient Civilizations Created Precise and Reproducible Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Sumerians were not the only ones to create remarkably accurate standards of measurement in the Ancient world. Some would travel to the ends of the Earth, some would be with us still today.\u003cbr\u003e Roland A. Boucher, a licensed professional engineer, examines incredible achievements of the past in this book that highlights standards of measure from the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, Minoans, and others.\u003cbr\u003e The Sumerians left two wonderful monuments which demonstrate their system of measurement.\u003cbr\u003e The Great Pyramid at Giza, which was built to Sumerian standards with an error of only 185 parts per million; and\u003cbr\u003e The Parthenon, in Athens, built 2000 years later to the same Sumerian standard.\u003cbr\u003e Filled with tables, formulas, and images to promote the understanding of the mathematical concepts involved, this book celebrates the achievements of the Sumerians and other ancient civilizations.\u003cbr\u003e Embark on a journey of discovery as the author recreates eight additional standards from the distant past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roland A. Boucher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480895369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480895362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2021","brand":"Roland A. Boucher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983038841087,"sku":"9781480895362","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67960253-cb6d-4f30-997f-e7ee82cc4cec.jpg?v=1683264335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancient-measurement-roland-a-boucher-9781480895362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}