Discusses the origins of our present-day measuring systems, how people measured lengths in the past, the different systems and how to convert from one to another, and examples of unusual lengths.
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Seller: Whitehorse Books, CLAYTON, IN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Cockcroft, David (illustrator). 1999 Pictorial Hard Cover. As new. 32 pgs. No marks. Text clean, binding tight .Discusses the origins of our present-day measuring systems, how people measured lengths in the past, the different systems and how to convert from one to another, and examples of unusual lengths. Seller Inventory # 001548