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Donald, Graeme
Measurement.
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The
long
and the
short
of it :
how
we
came
to
measure
our
world
/ Graeme Donald.
by
Donald, Graeme
Michael O'Mara Books, c2016.
Call #:
530.8 D675L
Subjects
Measurement.
ISBN:
9781782436287 (hc)
1782436286 (hc)
Description:
192 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
We
've always measured the
world
around us, from
how
big things are, to
how
fast they go,
how
much they're worth and practically everything in between. But who decided
how
we
do it, and why? The
Long
and the
Short
of It takes us back in time to discover the origins and evolution of a huge variety of different units of measurement. On the way it answers such questions as: Why do
we
measure
time in units of 60?
How
do you determine the height of a mountain when sea level keeps changing? Why did the length of a mile once depend on where you
came
from? What's the width of a horse's backside got to do with NASA's booster rockets? Packed with fascinating stories, this is an intriguing guide to the many systems of measurement that make sense of
our
daily lives, from pounds and parsecs to bushels and barricades.
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