A plum-sized lump of metal takes us from the French Revolution to an underground bunker in Maryland as we try to weigh the way we weigh the world around us.
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epekilis recommended:Aug 28th, 2019
The story of standardized measures is full of excitement. Seriously. Stick with me here. This is the stuff of revolutions - military and scientific - and the wonder of eternal mathematics. I love the part where she asks to hold the US Official Kg, a platinum ball all shiny and bright. They said...Show More