Shore durometer "durometer" (ISV "duro-" and "-meter"; attested since the 19th century), but today that name usually refers to Shore hardness; other devices use other measures, which return corresponding results, such as for Rockwell hardness. There are several scales of durometer, used for materials with different properties. The two most common scales, using slightly different measurement systems, are the ASTM D2240 type A and type D scales. The A scale is for softer ones, while the D scale is for harder ones. However, the ASTM D2240-00 testing standard calls for a total of 12 scales, depending on the intended use: types A,
The Opposing Shore and self-destructive. The dreamlike qualities of the novel are related to Gracq's previous affinity with the surrealist movement; Gracq described "The Opposing Shore" as an "awakened dream". The book was published through José Corti in 1951. An English translation by Richard Howard was published by Columbia University Press in 1986. Elisabeth Cardonne-Arlyck wrote in "The New York Times" in 1986: In different ways, the French title "Le Rivage des Syrtes" and its English counterpart, "The Opposing Shore," conjure up this old image of an alien coast, clearly still vivid in the Western imagination. ... The author uses his extensive classical