{"product_id":"revolution-in-measurement-ronald-edward-zupko-9780871691866","title":"Revolution in Measurement: Western European Weights and Measures Since the Age of Science, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 186)","description":"Zupco presents the legacies of the Middle Ages to the pioneering reformers of the Scientific Revolution; the monumental impact of math, physics, chemistry, astronomy, \u0026amp; technology on modern metrology; the creations, struggles, \u0026amp; successes of the Metric System; \u0026amp; the intense battles between metrics \u0026amp; 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., \u0026amp; shows the impact of scientific experimentation \u0026amp; social revolutions. Includes a comprehensive biblio. of European metrology \u0026amp; the sources relevant to the underpinnings for this period in weights \u0026amp; measures history. Illus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Edward Zupko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871691868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871691866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Philosophical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Ronald Edward Zupko","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087028629759,"sku":"9780871691866","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d7019ce-aedb-4227-a805-dc39005b6247.jpg?v=1769097886","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/revolution-in-measurement-ronald-edward-zupko-9780871691866","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}