Revolution in Measurement: Western European Weights and Measures Since the Age of Science, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 186) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780871691866)

Zupco presents the legacies of the Middle Ages to the pioneering reformers of the Scientific Revolution; the monumental impact of math, physics, chemistry, astronomy, & technology on modern metrology; the creations, struggles, & successes of the Metric System; & the intense battles between metrics & customary metrologies that have waged since the end of the 18th cent. Includes insights into the personalities involved in metrological events: scientists, technologists, bureaucrats, ministers, members of scientific soc., & shows the impact of scientific experimentation & social revolutions. Includes a comprehensive biblio. of European metrology & the sources relevant to the underpinnings for this period in weights & measures history. Illus.

Author: Ronald Edward Zupko
ISBN-10: 0871691868
ISBN-13: 9780871691866
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1990
Pages: 548
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.62lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.25d