How much and how many
Subtitle: the story of weights and measures.
Publisher: Whittlesey House
Published: 1960
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Weights and measures -- Juvenile literature.; Weights and measures -- History.; Weights and measures -- History.
Description: Compares and explains weights and measures throughout the world as well as the history of many current standards.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 185-186.
"Brought up to date and includes measurements used in rocketry, atomic science, and space exploration."