Title: For good measure
Description: The mile gets its name from the term mille passus, which means "a thousand paces." The abbreviation for pound (lb.) comes from the Latin libra pondo. Feet, pounds, quarts, miles: these are words we use every day. But where did they originate, and what do they actually mean?
Subjects: Measurement, Weights and measures, Juvenile literature, Time, Weights and measures, juvenile literature, Measurement, juvenile literature, Time, juvenile literature