Tag: measurement

  • A Foot by Any Other Name

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    Brendan Barry
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    Measurement systems are important. They allow us to compare objects, buy and sell goods, and get from Chicago to Philadelphia. The latter, according to Google, is 759.6 miles. Or 4,010,688 feet. But what feet? In this piece from the New York Times we get a look at the two different foot measurements used in the…