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Smoot's Ear: The Measure of Humanity
Smoot's Ear The Measure of Humanity
Author: Mr. Robert Tavernor
Measures are the subject of this unusual book, in which Robert Tavernor offers a fascinating account of the various measuring systems human beings have devised over two millennia. Tavernor urges us to look beyond the notion that measuring is strictly a scientific activity, divorced from human concerns. Instead, he sets measures and measuring in ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300143348
ISBN-10: 0300143346
Publication Date: 9/16/2008
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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