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Measure for Measure: The Story of Imperial, Metric, and Other Units Hardcover - 2003
by Alex Hebra
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There comes a great moment in a young child's life when he or she learns how to count.
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- Title Measure for Measure: The Story of Imperial, Metric, and Other Units
- Author Alex Hebra
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 215
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD
- Date June 2, 2003
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780801870729 / 0801870720
- Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 8.68 x 5.76 x 0.78 in (22.05 x 14.63 x 1.98 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Weights and measures - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002001840
- Dewey Decimal Code 389.109
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