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Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet
Whatever Happened to the Metric System How America Kept Its Feet
Author: John Bemelmans Marciano
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 to the dollar. For something as elemental as counting and estimating the world around us, it seems like a confusing tool to use. S...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781608199402
ISBN-10: 1608199401
Publication Date: 9/15/2015
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Book Type: Paperback
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