If you find this story interesting, give Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants by James Vincent a read. It was abso

If you find this story interesting, give Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants by James Vincent a read. It was absolutely splendid and littered with great tales about how measurements such as this helped broader and broader communities function in concert, while at the same time sacrificing our personal freedom and leisure bit by bit.