Measuring the universe: the historical quest to quantify space by Kitty Ferguson

Measuring the universe: the historical quest to quantify space

Kitty Ferguson

306 pages first pub 1900 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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If you want to measure how big a stick is, you can use a ruler. Want to know how tall a windmill is? Don't waste time climbing to the top with a long measuring tape. Instead, use the old shadow trick--measure the length of a yardstick's shadow, th...

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