Branley, Franklyn Mansfield, 1915-

Metric / By Franklyn M. Branley. Illustrated by Graham Booth. - New York : Crowell, [c1972]. - 53 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.

Describes how accurate standards of measurements were determined for time, length and width, volume, temperature, and weight with emphasis on the advantages of the metric system.

ISBN: 0690818610 0690818629 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN: 72078279 /AC

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Metric system--Juvenile literature.
Measuring.

Subjects--Index Terms: Booth,Graham illus.

LC Class. No.: QC91 / .B8

Dewey Class. No.: 389/.152