The Macmillan Dictionary of Measurement/ Mike Darton and John Clark
Darton, Mike; Clark; John
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Add to basketSold by MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since July 12, 2005
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketFine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical Description: 538 pages. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Weights and measures-dictionaries. Genre: Dictionary. 1 Kg.
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The alphabetically arranged entries range from a few words to a page or more. The subject field from which the term is taken is given, and frequently its origin as well. Charts and graphs are used when helpful. Definitions are understandable, even when the term defined is technical. Not only are terms defined directly under their own name, but they are frequently grouped under broader terms. Sports measurements, for example, are found under the name of the sport. The ranges of musical instruments are found under the category of instrument: brass, string, woodwinds, etc. Under Coins and Currencies of the World monetary terms and their values are listed alphabetically by the name of the country that uses them. More detailed definitions of monetary terms are found directly under the terms themselves.
The Macmillan Dictionary of Measurement is rich in obsolete, rarely used, and non-English terms. The British background of the authors is demonstrated by especially thorough treatment of the cultures of the British Commonwealth. The format here is excellent. Cross-references, which are numerous, are in small capitals. A topical index is arranged by the subject fields that appear in every entry.
Although the information in this book is already in commonly held dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, the convenience of having it in one volume justifies the modest price.
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