#330 | A Short History of Measurements
English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English
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English Learning for Curious Minds by Leonardo English. Why do we use universally agreed upon measurements of length, weight and time? Where did this all come from and what does it mean? In today's episode we'll go from ancient Egypt to medieval England. We'll meet French revolutionaries with revolutionary ideas about the weights and dates. And we'll learn that it's only by chance that ice doesn't freeze at 100 degrees centigrade.
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