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OCR: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES NY MEASUREMENT for example, of temperature, Thermometer distance, time, or weight based on un unit is fixed quantity In ancient times body parts were psn to measure length. (The Greeks pesn the finger as basic unit 0i length, with 16 fingers equaling one foot.) Measurement of Fweight was originally based on how much Scale man could lift These imprecise measurements developed into a Scales system common units Clock Measuring There are Kuvu different kinds 01 mea suring instruments. Ruler CONVERSIONS USFEU ALSO ANDEQUIVALENTS FORMYLOS peen unstrunents USEFUL OLSO EQUIVALENTS FORMULAS