A Legal History of Money in the United States, 1774-1970
A Legal History of Money in the United States, 1774-1970

Author: James Willard Hurst

Publisher: Beard Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9781587980985

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Fascinating reading for those interested in the cause and effect relations between legal processes and economic processes and those concerned with separation of powers and public administration.

World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement
World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

Author: Robert P. Crease

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2011-10-24

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 0393082040

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“Shows that the story of metrology . . . can in the right hands make for a riveting read.”—The Economist Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. But achieving such a network was anything but easy, as Robert P. Crease, physicist and philosopher, demonstrates in this endlessly fascinating, always entertaining look at just how this international system evolved. From the link between musical pitch and distance in the dynasties of ancient China and the use of figurines to measure gold in West Africa to the creation of the French metric and British imperial systems, Crease takes readers along on one of history’s greatest philosophical and scientific adventures.