 | By: Andro Linklater Binding: Paperback Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd ISBN: 0007108885 ISBN-13: 9780007108886 Released: 16 Jun 2003 RRP: Average Rating:  |
There is a fascinating discussion on how weights & measures are determined, & some insights into the people who in some cases devoted their lives to the cause of measuring things accurately.
In purchasing this book I expected more about how borders between the States were determined both in USA & Canada. Some reference is made to border disputes early on between the original 13 colonies, but what about middle & west of America? How were States & Provinces established - this is missing from the book.
It is an interesting book, but I'm sure there are better accounts of how measures were created & established - & I felt that a history of this process was simply filling out the book.
The book is well written & easy to read, & I'd recommend it to the amateur geographer or historian.
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