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020 _a9789380076485
082 _a530.8 SHA
100 _aSharada, G.
245 _aTreasure in measure
260 _aNew Delhi:
_bChildren's Book Trust,
_c2023
300 _a44p.:
_bcol. ill.; pbk:
_c24 cm.
520 _aNeed 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
650 _aStandard Measurement
650 _aThermometer
650 _aScale
650 _aUnits of Measurement
650 _aTime
650 _aChildren
700 _aSarkar, Sanjay
_eIllustrator
942 _cCC
_2ddc
999 _c61703
_d61703