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001 2010282314
003 DLC
005 20110621095331.0
008 100918s2010 nyua j 000 0 eng d
010 $a 2010282314
020 $a9781596433441
020 $a1596433442
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn441143025
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050 00 $aQC88$b.R58 2010
082 00 $a530.8$223
100 1 $aRobbins, Ken.
245 10 $aFor good measure :$bthe ways we say how much, how far, how heavy, how big, how old /$cKen Robbins.
246 30 $aWays we say how much, how far, how heavy, how big, how old
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRoaring Brook Press,$c2010.
300 $a1 v. (unpaged) :$bchiefly col. ill. ;$c22 x 29 cm.
500 $a"A Neal Porter book."
520 $aThe 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?
650 0 $aWeights and measures$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aMeasurement$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aTime$vJuvenile literature.
650 1 $aWeights and measures.
650 1 $aMeasurement.
650 1 $aTime.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2010282314-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2010282314-d.html