{"product_id":"9780571354221-beyond-measure","title":"Beyond Measure","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hidden History of Measurement\u003cbr\u003eA revelatory and vibrant story of measurement which will make you look at the world around you anew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eSCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK PRIZE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revelatory and vibrant story of measurement which will make you look at the world around you \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eanew.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wildly ambitious book by a formidably talented young writer.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT MACFARLANE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vivid, epic, and full of curiosities. This is a book to delight and fascinate.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIM HARFORD\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Make the World Add Up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Beyond Measure\u003c\/i\u003e offers, with much intellectual flair and style, a bracing new history: how the once innocent urge to quantification took over our lives, our sense of ourselves and the world.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePANKAJ MISHRA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The exact value of this book is hard to quantify. Weighty, precise and satisfyingly obsessive, it's also an absolute pleasure to read.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIMON GARFIELD\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Timekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe measure rainfall and radiation, the depths of space and the emptiness of atoms, calories and steps, happiness and pain. But how did measurement become ubiquitous in modern life? When did humanity first take up scales and rulers, and why does this practice hold authority over so many aspects of our lives?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with vim and dazzling intelligence, James Vincent provides a fresh and original perspective on human history as he tracks our long search for dependable truths in a chaotic universe. Full of mavericks and visionaries, adventure and the unexpected, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Measure\u003c\/i\u003e shows that measurement has not only made the world we live in, it has made us too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An epic story about humankind's relationship with the physical world. Vincent is an erudite and perceptive guide, who with energy and skill weaves history, science and reportage into an enthralling tale.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEX BELLOS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eTelling the story of metrology is not easy [but] Vincent is equal to the task . this book is extremely good.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This quirky history is inch-perfect.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW SCIENTIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Worth its weight in gold . Enlightening.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Fascinating . an erudiite and elegant read.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40852789067873,"sku":"9780571354221","price":10.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36328530_72764f43-79cd-4af6-8b57-6935c4c8fd31.jpg?v=1759408573","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571354221-beyond-measure","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}