Weight
By: Peter Patilla ; [illustrator, Dave Cockcroft]
Contributors: Cockcroft, David
Series: Measuring up; Measuring up
Publisher: Belitha Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781855618879
Subjects: Weight (Physics); Juvenile literature; Measurement; Weights and measures; History
Description: Explains where our weight measurements come from, how people weighed things in the past, the different systems used and how to convert from one to another, with examples of unusual weights and record breakers. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Notes: Includes index.