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The Quest of the Absolute

Author : Ellen Marriage
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331331452
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book The Quest of the Absolute written by Ellen Marriage and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Quest of the Absolute: La Recherche De L'absolu The volume of the old edition of the Comedie Humaine, which opened with La Recherche de l'Absolu, together with that generally entitled Les Marana, contains the cream and flower of Balzac as a story-teller; and the first excels the second in showing the fiery heat and glow of the author's imagination. Its principal constituent, the title story, is large enough for a novel by itself, and is so given here. The chief of the minor elements, Le Chef-d' uvre inconnu, has seemed to some the actual masterpiece of the author. Jesus-Christ en Flandre, like some others of Balzac's short stories, intimates an intention in him of emulating the contes fantastiques, half-humorous and half-romantic, half-Voltairian and half-mystical, which were so much in favour in 1830. It is, I think, quite the best of them, and it shows its author's great manner in more points than one. But just as at the end of L' Elixir de longue Fie we want the touch of Hoffmann rather than that of Balzac; so here we find something that is not quite perfect, that wants another hand. Even as it is, we would not change for anything else, but we have the sense that the same thing by another person might have been even better. Melmoth reconcilie, an inferior thing in itself, has in the same way a sort of special and adventitious interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

The Quest of the Absolute (Classic Reprint)

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266394044
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book The Quest of the Absolute (Classic Reprint) written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Quest of the Absolute The most refined materialism is imprinted upon all the Flemish habits. English comfort is marked by harsh, unpleasant tones; whereas, in Flanders, the old interiors rejoice the eye with soothing colors, with genuine homeliness; they suggest work with out fatigue; the pipe denotes a happy application of the Neapolitanfar m'ente a placid understanding of art is indicated as well, its most essential element, patience, and that which makes its creations lasting, conscientiousness; the Flemish character is described in those two words, patience and conscientiousness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Quest of the Absolute (La Recherche de L'Absolu), Vol. 2

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483665088
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Quest of the Absolute (La Recherche de L'Absolu), Vol. 2 written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-12 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Quest of the Absolute (La Recherche De L'absolu), Vol. 2: And Other Stories But these things, though they illustrate the general prin ciple that the presence of a great central interest and figure will radiate greatness and interest on its surroundings, would contribute comparatively little to the effect of the book if it were not for the Seeker after the Absolute himself. No where, perhaps, has the hopeless tyranny of the fixed idea, the ferocious (not exactly selfish) absorption in the pursuit of a craze, been portrayed with quite the same power as here. And we know and feel that the energy, the fire, the perfec tion of the handling are due to sympathy - that Balzac a few generations earlier would have sought the Philosopher's Stone with the same desperate energy as Balthazar. Prob ably nothing but his prior attachment to literary work pre vented him from doing something similar; while actually, and as it was, he kept himself in lifelong difficulties by no very different persistence in the corresponding, if more ig noble, Game of Speculation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Wild Ass's Skin, And, the Quest of the Absolute (Classic Reprint)

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260952547
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book The Wild Ass's Skin, And, the Quest of the Absolute (Classic Reprint) written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wild Ass's Skin, And, the Quest of the Absolute It has been observed, in no carping or hypercritical spirit, that passages of the book are somewhat high-ﬂown in style. The fact is that Balzac had rather a tendency to this style, and only outgrew it, if he ever did outgrow it, by dint of its greater and greater unfitness for his chosen subjects. Here, if anywhere, it was excusable, just as here, if anywhere, the gigantic element in his genius found scope and play. There had been some inventories in literature before, and there have been many more since the description of the curiosity shop; but none, if we except the brief Shakespearian perfec tion of that in Clarence's dream, and none at all in a heaped and minute style, can approach this. The thing is night marish - you see the magots and the armor, the pictures and the statues, and among them all the sinister piece of sha green, with the inefi'aceable letters stamped on it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Magic Skin, And, the Quest of the Absolute

Author : Honore De Balzac
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780243214235
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Magic Skin, And, the Quest of the Absolute written by Honore De Balzac and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Magic Skin, And, the Quest of the Absolute: And Other Stories Volumes, * almost libraries, have been written about Balzac; and perhaps of very few writers, putting aside the three or four greatest of all, is it so difficult to select one or a few short phrases which will in any way denote them, much more sum them up. Yet the five words quoted above, which come from an early letter to his sister when as yet he had not found his way, characterize him, I think, better than at least some of the volumes I have read about him, and supply, when they are properly understood, the most valuable of all keys and companions for his comprehension. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Anthony the Absolute (Classic Reprint)

Author : Samuel Merwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330543528
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book Anthony the Absolute (Classic Reprint) written by Samuel Merwin and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Anthony the Absolute This evening I told Sir Robert What's-His-Name he was a fool. I was quite right in this. He is. Every evening since the ship left Vancouver he has presided over the round table in the middle of the smoking-room. There he sips his coffee and liqueur, and holds forth on every subject known to the mind of man. Each subject is his subject. He is an elderly person, with a bad face and a drooping left eyelid. He wears a monocle; and carries his handkerchief in his left sleeve. They tell me that he is in the British Service - a judge somewhere down in Malaysia, where they drink more than is good for them. I believe it. He tosses about his obiter dicta as if he were pope of the human intellect. A garrulous pope. Surely the mind of a judge, when exposed, is a dreadful thing! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Country Doctor; The Quest of the Absolute

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484386395
Total Pages : 812 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book The Country Doctor; The Quest of the Absolute written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Country Doctor; The Quest of the Absolute: And Other Stories About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Quest (Classic Reprint)

Author : Pio Baroja
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260274915
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book The Quest (Classic Reprint) written by Pio Baroja and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-04 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Quest Which of the three clocks was correct? Which of those three devices for the mensuration of time was the most exact in its indications? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Alkahest

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260031525
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Alkahest written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honoré De Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The Alkahest: or the House of Claës has also been called La Recherche de l'absolu or The Quest of the Absolute. Historically, an alkahest is a universal solvent that has the power to dissolve any substance known to man, even gold. It also was speculated that the alkahest was in actuality the philosopher's stone, or the element that could turn anything into gold and would make a man immune to even death. A philosopher at his core, Balzac utilizes this mythological device to explore obsession and its effects. As the main character of the book, Balthazar Claës, is introduced to the mysteries and wonder of alchemy, his quest for the alkahest or the philosopher's stone begins. His determination quickly becomes a single-minded obsession. As he sinks deeper into his sole fixation he begins to ruin his life and that of his family. This downfall makes the message of the book very clear - The struggles of Balthazar's wife Josephine pull at the heart strings of the reader, and watching her suffer as a result of her husband's self-centered obsession and negligence drives Balzac's main point home: when we think only of ourselves those around us suffer deeply. This short book, ending in tragedy, is a great read for the individual interested in Balzac's philosophy. Often considered as a masterpiece, this book is one of Balzac's finest. It stands out as an interesting story for a wide range of readers from the casual to the academic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Quest of the Quaint (Classic Reprint)

Author : Virginia Robie
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484073233
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book The Quest of the Quaint (Classic Reprint) written by Virginia Robie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Quest of the Quaint Choice or not, certain Old Objects separate themselves into classes appealing in much the same way as the mansion and the cot tage. Individual temperament is, Of course, a factor. It would be impossible to interest the collector who Specialized in Georgian silver in either bandboxes or samplers. Bandboxes would seem mere pasteboard and paper, and samplers faded Old squares of canvas, a bit discolored and probably mildewed. But silver, always beautiful, growing finer every day, unbreakable, un fadable, the very aristocracy Of hobbies' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Book of Cambridge Verse (Classic Reprint)

Author : Ernest Edward Kellett
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Book of Cambridge Verse (Classic Reprint) written by Ernest Edward Kellett and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Book of Cambridge Verse Nevertheless, after all deductions have been made, how much true poetry is yet left! He must be hard to please who cannot find intense enjoyment in the Eclogues of Phineas Fletcher, in Cowley's epitaph on Harvey, in the Miltonic stanzas of Gray's Installation Ode, in a score of other pieces, grave, quaint, or classical in their allusive ness of phrasing. Especially grateful must we be to the number of poets, of exquisite feeling and easy mastery of form, who during the last fifty or sixty years have enriched the language with delicate and elegant verse, from which it has been only too difficult to choose because its quantity is so great and its merit so even. Of this we trust we have given a tolerably adequate selection but it would have been easy to multiply it fourfold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Quest Eternal (Classic Reprint)

Author : William Otis Lillibridge
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484718608
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book The Quest Eternal (Classic Reprint) written by William Otis Lillibridge and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Quest Eternal Out of doors, in the sleepy heat of the summer afternoon, the indolent little prairie city went dog gedly about its task of working against time. Six o'clock, the hour when the waterworks Whistle and the siren on the one companion brick factory would sound relief, remained yet dim in the distance and from end to end of the main business street the dy namo of human activity hummed low. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Quest of Glory (Classic Reprint)

Author : Marjorie Bowen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331389477
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book The Quest of Glory (Classic Reprint) written by Marjorie Bowen and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Quest of Glory The Austrian guns had ceased with the early sunset, and the desolate city of Prague was silent, encompassed by the enemy and the hard, continuous cold of a Bohemian December: in the hall of Vladislav in the Hradcany, that ancient palace of ancient kings that rose above the town, several French officers wrapped in heavy cloaks were walking up and down, as they had done night after night since the dragging siege began. In the vast spaces of the huge pillarless hall with the high arched Gothic roof, bare walls and floor, imperfectly lit by a few low-placed lamps, their figures looked slight to insignificance, and the sound of their lowered voices was a mere murmur in the great frozen stillness. At one end of the hall rose a tall carved wooden throne and rows of benches divided from the main hall by a light railing; these, which had once been the seats of the King and nobility of Bohemia, were now decayed and broken, and behind the empty chair of state was thrust a Bourbon flag tied with the blue and white colours that the French carried in compliment to the Elector of Bavaria, whom they, for many intricate reasons, - some wise, and some foolish, and none just, - were seeking to place on the Austrian throne as Charles II. These officers, who were the unquestioning instruments of this policy of France, ceased talking presently and gathered round the degraded throne before which burnt a handful of charcoal over an iron tripod. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Quest of the Golden Pearl (Classic Reprint)

Author : J. R. Hutchinson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267479542
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (795 download)

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Download or read book The Quest of the Golden Pearl (Classic Reprint) written by J. R. Hutchinson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Quest of the Golden Pearl A sturdy, thick-set young fellow of seventeen was Jack, with low-hung fists of formidable size, and a love for anything in the Shape of a row that constantly led him into scrapes. Hot-headed though he was, he was one of the most good humoured, well-meaning young fellows in the World, who, while he would not hurt a ﬂy if he could help it, was always ready to fight in defence of his own or another's rights. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Quest of Glory (1912)

Author : Marjorie Bowen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781436531641
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book The Quest of Glory (1912) written by Marjorie Bowen and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

Author : Robert P. Crease
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393082040
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement written by Robert P. Crease and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic story of the invention of a global network of weights, scales, and instruments for measurement. Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. This network has been called a greater invention than the steam engine, comparable only to the development of the printing press. Robert P. Crease traces the evolution of this international system from the use of flutes to measure distance in the dynasties of ancient China and figurines to weigh gold in West Africa to the creation of the French metric and British imperial systems. The former prevailed, with the United States one of three holdout nations. Into this captivating history Crease weaves stories of colorful individuals, including Thomas Jefferson, an advocate of the metric system, and American philosopher Charles S. Peirce, the first to tie the meter to the wavelength of light. Tracing the dynamic struggle for ultimate precision, World in the Balance demonstrates that measurement is both stranger and more integral to our lives than we ever suspected.

In Quest of the Quaint (Classic Reprint)

Author : Eliza B. Chase
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428352110
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book In Quest of the Quaint (Classic Reprint) written by Eliza B. Chase and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In Quest of the Quaint In the mellow light of sunset Chateau Carton, the great unfinished barrack, put on an air Of state, and one might say even wore an aspect of comfort and repose such was the glamor of that softened light when the weary travelers set foot within the bare walls Of that hostelry on the uppermost rim Of New Brunswick, nearly three hundred miles north Of St. John, their immediate decision being that nothing short Of desperation and starvation should drive them from SO beautiful a spot. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.