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For good measure the ways we say how much, how far, how heavy, how big, how old

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?

Main Author: Robbins, Ken.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2010.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Weights and measures > Juvenile nonfiction.
Measurement > Juvenile nonfiction.
Time > Juvenile nonfiction.
Summary: 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?
Item Description: "A Neal Porter book."
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.
ISBN: 9781596433441 :
1596433442 :
Author Notes: Ken Robbins was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1945. He graduated from Cornell University in 1967. He worked as a book editor at Doubleday before becoming a children's book author and photographer. He wrote and illustrated more than 20 children's books including Pumpkins, Apples, and Earth. He primarily took photographs of scenery and still lifes. His photographs were reproduced on book jackets, record album covers, and in magazines including the cover of Time. They were also collected in books including The Hamptons Suite. He died on March 9, 2017 at the age of 71.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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