A guide to the human passion for measurement - of ourselves, our experiences, our surroundings and the universe.



New from the author of the highly successful The Story of Writing, here is the first fully illustrated guide to the human passion for measurement – of ourselves, our experiences, our surroundings and the universe – published at a time of great interest in popular science titles. Answering many of the questions of everyday life, and sure to appeal to a broad readership, the book is at once a valuable reference that every home should have, an important work that catalogues our obsession with quantifying the universe – and a wonderful gift.