The metric system
By: by William J. Shimek ; pictures by George Overlie.
Contributors: Overlie, George, ill.
Series: His An early metric book
Publisher: Lerner Publications Co.; Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Metric system -- Juvenile literature.; Metric system.
Description: Describes the development of the metric system and explains its basis on the number ten, the prefixes used, and the relationship of the basic units for measuring length, weight, and volume.