Beyond measure: the hidden history of measurement from cubits to quantum constants
"A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day. From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful tool that humans invented to make sense of the world. In this revelatory work of s...
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| Summary: | "A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day. From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful tool that humans invented to make sense of the world. In this revelatory work of science and social history, James Vincent dives into its hidden world, taking readers from ancient Egypt, where measuring the annual depth of the Nile was an essential task, to the intellectual origins of the metric system in the French Revolution, and from the surprisingly animated rivalry between metric and imperial, to our current age of the "quantified self." At every turn, Vincent is keenly attuned to the political consequences of measurement, exploring how it has also been used as a tool for oppression and control. Beyond Measure reveals how measurement is not only deeply entwined with our experience of the world, but also how its history encompasses and shapes the human quest for knowledge |
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Introduction
Why measurement matters
The kindling of civilisation
The ancient world, the first units of measurement,
and their cognitive rewards
Measure and the social order
The importance of metrology for early states and
the fabric of society
‘The proper subject of measurement
How the scientific revolution expanded
measure’s domain
The quantifying spirit
The disenchantment of the world and the history
of hot and cold
The metric revolution
The radical politics of the metric system and its
origin in the French Revolution
A grid laid across the world
The surveying of land, the colonisation of the US,
and the power of abstraction
vii
CONTENTS
7 Measuring life and death
The invention of statistics and the
birth of average
8 ‘The Battle of the Standards
Metric vs imperial and metrology’s
culture war
9 For all times, for all people
How metric units transcended physical reality
and conquered the world
10 The managed life
Measurement’s place in modern society and in
our understanding of ourselves
Epilogue
The measures in the head
Acknowledgements
Notes
List of Permissions
Index
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CONTENTS
Introduction
Why measurement matters
The kindling of civilisation
The ancient world, the first units of measurement,
and their cognitive rewards
Measure and the social order
The importance of metrology for early states and
the fabric of society
‘The proper subject of measurement
How the scientific revolution expanded
measure’s domain
The quantifying spirit
The disenchantment of the world and the history
of hot and cold
The metric revolution
The radical politics of the metric system and its
origin in the French Revolution
A grid laid across the world
The surveying of land, the colonisation of the US,
and the power of abstraction
vii
CONTENTS
7 Measuring life and death
The invention of statistics and the
birth of average
8 ‘The Battle of the Standards
Metric vs imperial and metrology’s
culture war
9 For all times, for all people
How metric units transcended physical reality
and conquered the world
10 The managed life
Measurement’s place in modern society and in
our understanding of ourselves
Epilogue
The measures in the head
Acknowledgements
Notes
List of Permissions
Index
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