The story of weights and measures
By: by Anita Ganeri.
Series: Signs of the times
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Weights and measures -- History -- Juvenile literature; Weights and measures
Description: Describes the development of various systems of measurement, from early methods using parts of the body, to maps and map scales, gravity, light years, and modern balances and scales.
Notes: Includes index.