Warwick Cairns - About The Size Of It
Warwick Cairns - About The Size Of It
Audio CDs in MP3 / English: MP3, 320 kb/s (2 ch) | Duration: 02:54:33 | 399 mb
Genre: Science
Audio CDs in MP3 / English: MP3, 320 kb/s (2 ch) | Duration: 02:54:33 | 399 mb
Genre: Science
The metric system was born of the French revolution, but though Napoleon lauded it, he did not use it himself and predicted it would be a stumbling block for generations. Warwick Cairns, in his deliciously ironic history of traditional measurements, agrees. He maintains that while the International System of Units is vital to science, everyday measures for length, volume and weight should relate to the 'dimensions, appetites and purposes of ordinary people'. After 10 years conducting opinion polls, he really does know what we think.
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