World in the Balance The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement
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Biographical note
Robert P. Crease is the chairman of the philosophy department at Stony Brook University and the author of several books on science, including The Quantum Moment and The Great Equations. He lives in New York City."By any measure, this book is a delight."
- Natural History,
"[A] fascinating book."
- New Scientist,
"A colorful tale of global conquest driven by kings, revolutionaries, polyglots and privateers."
- Science News,
"Takes the seemingly mundane questions we unthinkingly ask dozens of times a day and reveals them to be thrillingly profound."
- Richard Panek, author of The 4% Universe,