For good measure; the story of modern measurement.
By: Illustrated by Adolph E. Brotman.
Contributors: Brotman, Adolph E., illus.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Mensuration -- Juvenile literature; Physical measurements -- Juvenile literature; Measurement; Measuring instruments
Description: Discusses the necessity for measurement in all aspects of daily life and describes the methods and instruments which have been developed to precisely and accurately measure distance, temperature, length, weight, light and time.