Measure for Measure
Subtitle: The Story of Imperial, Metric, and Other Units
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: June 2, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780801870729
Subjects: Engineering measurement & calibration; Popular science; Scientific standards; Weights & Measures; Mensuration; Science; Science/Mathematics; Weights And Measures; General; Mathematics / Advanced; History; Advanced
First sentence: There comes a great moment in a young child's life when he or she learns how to count.