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Title: The Science of Measurement: A Historical Survey by Herbert Arthur Klein ISBN: 0-486-25839-4 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95

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Summary: Nothing dry in this history!
Comment: NB this review refers to the 1988 reprint of the 1974 edition. So you thought Jack and Jill were just a couple of clumsy kids trying to get some water from the well? Think again - the familiar nursey rhyme is a piece of political satire from the time of Charles 1. Klein's book is full of similar snippets that will serve you in good stead at a dinner party! "Science of Measurement" is an excellent coverage of the SI units - although even this reprint is missing the major redefinition of the metre in 1983. Use this book as a history, and as a guide to the physics behind measurements, but for the most up-to-date definitions of the units you'll want to check a more recent publication.

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