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Scale of Things, The: Mind-Blowing Proportions, Remarkable Ratios, Extraordinary Facts

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Scale of Things, The: Mind-Blowing Proportions, Remarkable Ratios, Extraordinary Facts

SKU: 9781787130579 Category: Product ID: 35546

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Title: Scale of Things, The: Mind-Blowing Proportions, Remarkable Ratios, Extraordinary Facts
Author: FAIRBRASS MIKE / TANGUY DAVID
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 01/10/2017
Imprint: QUADRILLE PUBLISHING
Price: $20.00
Publishing status: Active

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. It’s a BIG 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.

ISBN: 9781787130579