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?
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| Formatua: | Liburua |
| Hizkuntza: | English |
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New York :
Roaring Brook Press,
2010.
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| Edizioa: | 1st ed. |
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