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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780382422348
 
With Marta Sanmamed, David Cockcroft (other contributor), Sonja Wimmer (other contributor) | from New Discovery (August 1, 1999)
9780382422348 | details & prices | List price $55.01
This edition also contains Cyparissus: That Which Dies Is Never Forgotten; That Which Is Forgotten, Dies
About: Explains the history of present-day weight measurement, different ways of measuring weight, discusses weight and mass, and presents some record-breaking weights.
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Book cover for 9781930643185
 
from Thameside Pr (August 1, 2001)
9781930643185 | details & prices | 32 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.25 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $27.10
About: Charts the development of how weight has been measured through history, and the variety of methods used.