Treasure in measure

By:

Sharada, G

Contributor(s):

Sarkar, Sanjay [Illustrator]

Publication details: New Delhi: Children's Book Trust, 2023Description: 44p.: col. ill.; pbk: 24 cmISBN:

9789380076485

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

530.8 SHA

Summary: Need for measurement arose when land holdings had to be measured after every flooding of the Nile. In time measuring became an accepted norm and different nations devised different units...different measures. To avoid inconsistency and ambiguity, standardization of measurement was necessary. The book traces this journey of numbers and units and unveils treasured nuggets of information hidden in the quantified data https://www.childrensbooktrust.com/childrens-books-english-inner.php?productid=215

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Children Collection	IIT Gandhinagar	General	530.8 SHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	CC1984

Need for measurement arose when land holdings had to be measured after every flooding of the Nile. In time measuring became an accepted norm and different nations devised different units...different measures. To avoid inconsistency and ambiguity, standardization of measurement was necessary. The book traces this journey of numbers and units and unveils treasured nuggets of information hidden in the quantified data

https://www.childrensbooktrust.com/childrens-books-english-inner.php?productid=215

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