Inductive metrology: or, the recovery of ancient measures from the monuments
Auteur :
Petrie, William Matthew Flinders
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108065764
Date de publication :
5 sept. 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
230 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
As a young man, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) published in 1877 this innovative approach to metrology, based on his early surveying experiences. It analyses monuments from a range of civilisations to determine their methods of linear measurement. Notably, Petrie establishes that societies without writing systems could also make accurate measurements.