Autor Claire Cock-Starkey

Curious History of Weights and Measures
Claire Cock-Starkey

How long is an ell? What is the largest size of champagne bottle?How do you measure the heat of a chilli pepper? Why is the depth of water measured in fathoms? And what is a cubit?The Curious History of Weights & Measures tells the story of how…

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Hyphens & Hashtags: The Stories behind the symbols on our keyboard
Claire Cock-Starkey

This book casts a well-deserved spot-light on punctuation marks, mathematical symbols and glyphs; stalwarts of typography whose handy knack for summing up a command or concept in simple shorthand marshals our sentences, clarifies a calculation or adds…

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Lore of the Land: Folklore & Wisdom from the Wild Earth
Claire Cock-Starkey

Unearth the secrets of our natural world with The Lore of the Land, a richly illustrated compendium of folklore and wisdom from the land, skies and seas. From thundering rivers to shady groves, flickering marshes to lightless caves, and from snow-capped…

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