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Tell me why we have the measurements we have?

Graham Finlay from the school of politics and international relations at UCD, joins Sean live in ...

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17.02 19 Feb 2019


Tell me why we have the measurements we have?


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17.02 19 Feb 2019


Graham Finlay from the school of politics and international relations at UCD, joins Sean live in studio to discuss how we first decided on the meter length,  the centimeter, feet etc.


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