The intriguing tale of why the United States has never adopted the metric system, and what that says about us. The American standard system of measurement is a

In 1790, America was in enormous debt, having depleted what little money and supplies the country had during its victorious fight for independence. Before the n

Measures are the subject of this unusual book, in which Robert Tavernor offers a fascinating account of the various measuring systems human beings have devised

In June 1792, amidst the chaos of the French Revolution, two intrepid astronomers set out in opposite directions on an extraordinary journey. Starting in Paris,