Murderous Maths: Desperate Measures

Chapters

• 1 Don't mess with measurements p.7-15
• 2 How long is a line? p.16-29
• 3 Pecks, palms, pints, and pennyweights p.30-54
• 4 Metres for everything p.55-63
• 5 Big things, trundles, and the ten-tonne ruler p.64-72
• 6 How many metres are there on the head of a pin? p.73-78
• 7 The sealed box problem p.79-85
• 8 Do you shape up? p.86-91
• 9 From squares to curry stains p.92-110
• 10 Weight and why nearly everybody makes a MASSIVE mistake p.111-114
• 11 Spangled, tangled, and dangled angles p.115-126
• 12 Lumps, bumps and a question of principle p.127-144
• 13 How dense are you? p.145-157
• 14 Why time is out of control p.158-167
• 15 From watts to weather p.168-174
• 16 The saddest measurement of all p.175-176