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Measures and Men
Contributor(s): Kula, Witold (Author), Szreter, R. (Translator)
ISBN: 0691639078     ISBN-13: 9780691639079
Publisher: Princeton University Press
OUR PRICE:   $154.85  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Measurement
- Study Aids
Dewey: 530.809
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.61 lbs) 398 pages
 
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Measures and Men, considers times and societies in which weighing and measuring were meaningful parts of everyday life and weapons in class struggles.

Originally published in 1986.

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