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How did people measure the length of objects before invention of measuring instruments?
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Before the invention of modern measuring instruments like rulers and tapes, people measured length using non-standard units based on their own body parts or everyday objects such as cubit as the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger or foot as the length of a person’s foot.
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