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Publication

2010 - Roaring Brook Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

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Identifiers

  • ISBN-101596433442
  • ISBN-139781596433441
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010282314
  • OCLC Control Number441143025
  • Better World Books9781596433441
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Classifications

  • DDC530.8
  • LCCQC88 .R58 2010

Alternate Titles

  • Ways we say how much, how far, how heavy, how big, how old

Description

The mile gets its name from the term mille passus, which means "a thousand paces." The abbreviation for pound (lb.) comes from the Latin libra pondo. Feet, pounds, quarts, miles: these are words we use every day. But where did they originate, and what do they actually mean?

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