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How Fast? How Far? How Much?: The How of Scientific Measurements
How Fast How Far How Much The How of Scientific Measurements Author:William Moore What's explained here are not the answers to the title questions but how speed, distance, quantity, and other measurables can be calculated. Both the units and instruments of measurement are discussed in terms of the unknown amounts they can define -- including age, astronomical and geologic relationships, gravity, atmospheric conditions, hu... more »man characteristics. In each case the author has been very explicit about the many different methods and points of view that can be involved in measuring any specific quantity, and he has described instruments both ancient and up to date which offer varying degrees of precision. The book stresses an important but easily overlooked aspect of scientific method and opens up a number of possibilities for individual investigation. --Kirkus Review« less