Treasure in measure

By:

Sharada, G

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Publication details: New Delhi : Children's Book Trust, 2011.Description: 44 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9789380076485

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Genre/Form:

Juvenile works

DDC classification:

001:620.1.08 SHA-T

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Summary: The 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Children's Collection	NISER LIBRARY 2nd Floor - Children's Collection	001:620.1.08 SHA-T (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	26155

The 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.

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