Curiosities of Measurement Curiosities of Measurement in Myth and History By Julian Holland Macleay Museum, University of Sydney, NSW 2006.
Measurement is an activity which has served human purposes for thousands of years.
During this time the range of quantities measured and the precision with which these measurements have been made have both increased enormously. Curiosities of Measurement in Myth and History' was originally presented at the Metrology Society of Australia Biennial Conference held in Sydney in September 1999. This version was presented in October 2000. Some of the illustrations used in the original talk are not available for reproduction. Length, height and speed have been joined by measurements of chemical composition.