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The Long and the Short of It : How We Came to Measure Our World by Graeme Donald is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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? This book explores the origins and evolution of a huge variety of different units of measurement. 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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Author

Graeme Donald

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781782436287

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Technology, Mathematics