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Measuring America : how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy, Andro Linklater

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Author
Summary
Linklater's fascinating, provocative and eye-opening story of why America has ended up with its unique system of weights and measures, is explained in this volume that also shows how it has shaped the culture and country
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
310 pages
Contents
  • 5.
  • Simple arithmetic
  • 6.
  • A line drawn in the wilderness
  • 7.
  • The French dimension
  • 8.
  • Democratic decimals
  • 9.
  • The birth of the metric system
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • Dombey's luck
  • 11.
  • The end of Putnam
  • 12.
  • The immaculate grid
  • 13.
  • The shape of cities
  • 14.
  • Hassler's passion
  • The invention of landed property
  • 15.
  • The dispossessed
  • 16.
  • The limit of enclosure
  • 17.
  • Four against ten
  • 18.
  • Metric triumphant
  • Epilogue : the witness tree
  • 2.
  • Precise confusion--
  • 3.
  • Who owned America
  • 4.
  • Life, liberty, or what
Isbn
9780007108879
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Measuring America : how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy
Title
Measuring America
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how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy
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Andro Linklater
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Linklater's fascinating, provocative and eye-opening story of why America has ended up with its unique system of weights and measures, is explained in this volume that also shows how it has shaped the culture and country
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Linklater, Andro
Dewey number
973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E161.3
LC item number
.L46 2002
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • National characteristics, American
  • Public lands
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Ohio River Valley
  • Ohio River Valley
  • Surveying
  • Surveyors
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Geography
  • National characteristics, American
  • Public lands
  • Surveying
  • Surveyors
  • Territorial expansion
  • Ohio River Valley
  • United States
  • Características nacionales estadounidenses
  • Tierras nacionales
  • Vida de pioneros
  • Ohio River Valley
  • Ohio River Valley
  • Topografía
  • Topógrafos
  • Estados Unidos
  • Estados Unidos
  • Estados Unidos
Label
Measuring America : how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy, Andro Linklater
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-292) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 5.
  • Simple arithmetic
  • 6.
  • A line drawn in the wilderness
  • 7.
  • The French dimension
  • 8.
  • Democratic decimals
  • 9.
  • The birth of the metric system
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • Dombey's luck
  • 11.
  • The end of Putnam
  • 12.
  • The immaculate grid
  • 13.
  • The shape of cities
  • 14.
  • Hassler's passion
  • The invention of landed property
  • 15.
  • The dispossessed
  • 16.
  • The limit of enclosure
  • 17.
  • Four against ten
  • 18.
  • Metric triumphant
  • Epilogue : the witness tree
  • 2.
  • Precise confusion--
  • 3.
  • Who owned America
  • 4.
  • Life, liberty, or what
Control code
ocm50143791
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
310 pages
Isbn
9780007108879
Lccn
2002073573
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Stock number
1151518
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o50143791
  • (OCoLC)50143791
Label
Measuring America : how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy, Andro Linklater
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-292) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 5.
  • Simple arithmetic
  • 6.
  • A line drawn in the wilderness
  • 7.
  • The French dimension
  • 8.
  • Democratic decimals
  • 9.
  • The birth of the metric system
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • Dombey's luck
  • 11.
  • The end of Putnam
  • 12.
  • The immaculate grid
  • 13.
  • The shape of cities
  • 14.
  • Hassler's passion
  • The invention of landed property
  • 15.
  • The dispossessed
  • 16.
  • The limit of enclosure
  • 17.
  • Four against ten
  • 18.
  • Metric triumphant
  • Epilogue : the witness tree
  • 2.
  • Precise confusion--
  • 3.
  • Who owned America
  • 4.
  • Life, liberty, or what
Control code
ocm50143791
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
310 pages
Isbn
9780007108879
Lccn
2002073573
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Stock number
1151518
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o50143791
  • (OCoLC)50143791

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