Smoot's Ear
| Author | : Robert Tavernor |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2007-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0300124929 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780300124927 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Smoot's Ear by : Robert Tavernor
Download or read book Smoot's Ear written by Robert Tavernor and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measures are the subject of this unusual book, in which Robert Tavernor offers a fascinating account of the various measuring systems human beings have devised over two millennia. He discusses measures in our own time - when space travel presents to humankind a direct encounter with the unfathomable measure of the universe.
