Bibliograph

Whatever happened to the metric system?, how America kept its feet, John Bemelmans Marciano

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Whatever happened to the metric system?, how America kept its feet, John Bemelmans Marciano

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-300) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Whatever happened to the metric system?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

898419226

Responsibility statement

John Bemelmans Marciano

Sub title

how America kept its feet

Summary

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 around us, it seems like a confusing tool to use. So how did we end up with it?

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