Title For good measure : the making of Australia's measurement system / Jan Todd

Published Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2004

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Description xiii, 290 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 26 cm regular print Summary A history of measurement standards in Australia, including the change to decimal currency in the 1970s Analysis Measurement Measuring equipment Scientific instruments Standards Government agencies History Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 270-277 Subject Measurement -- Australia. Measuring instruments. Measurement -- Australia -- History. Weights and measures -- Australia -- History. Measuring instruments -- Australia. Genre/Form History. LC no. 2004463691 ISBN 1741143632 hardback

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