The scale of things

By:

Fairbrass, Mike

Contributor(s):

Tanguy, David

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Quadrille Publishing Ltd 2017Description: 144pISBN:

9781787130579 (hb.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

513.24 FAI

Summary: If the Sun is the size of a Grapefruit, the Earth is a grain of sand, then the distance between the two is a London bus. Scale is intriguing. Scale is everywhere. Scale is our experience of the world, from our perception of time to physical distance to weights and measures. The human scale is 1:1, the point of reference. Everything is designed around it. Wealth is an example of scale, so is a sculpture, a building, a planet or a molecule. Scale is a universal and timeless subject. The Scale of Things brings together facts and figures in a visual way, embracing popular science, space, economics, politics, geography, nature, technology and architecture in an accessible and entertaining way. Fun and informative, it will change the way you look at the world around you.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Maker Space Book	Maker Space Library	Mathematics	513.24 FAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		MS0070
Book	Plaksha University Library	Mathematics	513.24 FAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		004592

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If the Sun is the size of a Grapefruit, the Earth is a grain of sand, then the distance between the two is a London bus. Scale is intriguing. Scale is everywhere. Scale is our experience of the world, from our perception of time to physical distance to weights and measures. The human scale is 1:1, the point of reference. Everything is designed around it. Wealth is an example of scale, so is a sculpture, a building, a planet or a molecule. Scale is a universal and timeless subject. The Scale of Things brings together facts and figures in a visual way, embracing popular science, space, economics, politics, geography, nature, technology and architecture in an accessible and entertaining way. Fun and informative, it will change the way you look at the world around you.

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