Whatever happened to the metric system? : how America kept its feet /
"The American standard system of measurement is a unique and odd thing to behold with its esoteric, inconsistent standards: twelve inches in a foot, three feet in a yard, sixteen ounces in a pound, one hundred pennies in a dollar. For something as elemental as counting and estimating the world...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury,
2014.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
| Subjects: |
Main Collection - Walker Library - 3rd Floor
| Call Number: |
389 M3328w
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| Copy 1 | Available Pull and Hold |
