In this "entirely enthralling and beautifully written book" (Simon Winchester), Alder tells the story of how science, revolutionary politics, and the dream of a new economy converged to produce the world's common language of measurement--the metric system--and its first struggle over globalization.

• ISBN: 0743216768
• ISBN-13: 9780743216760
• Author : Ken Alder
• Category : Science - History
• Language : English
• Format:  Paperback - Search for other formats
• Publication Date: 10/1/2003
• Publisher Imprint: Free Press
• Price ($AUD): $26.95


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