The measurement of length is one of the oldest quantitative concepts in science and technology. Prehistory was probably a time when only crude indicators of length were used. In more recent centuries, the human desire to quantify and measure has led to the development of sophisticated techniques and accurate ways to carry out measurements in science pdf.Whereas there are many units of length used in in different areas of science, many units are often derived from either the human body or human artifacts (such as the foot and pound) which were originally based on physical dimensions like leg length, or the size of a particular artifact like a cubit.
\’\Measurement in science\” by Pradip B. Shukla