Metrication Handbook: The Modernized Metric System Explained |
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE EVOLUTION OF THE METRIC SYSTEM 9 Ancient Weights and Measures | 9 |
The Beginnings of the Metric System | 10 |
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Common terms and phrases
adoption anti-metric Association Avoirdupois Pounds base unit bill Bureau of Standards Bureau of Weights change to metric Congress corporate Cubic Inches customary measure customary system customary units decimeter degrees Celsius Department of Agriculture Department of Education dry measure engineering standards equal Gallons go metric grams industry International Electrotechnical Commission International Metric System international standards kelvin kilogram kilopascals legislation liter Long Tons manufacturing measurement system measurement units Measures Department metric changeover Metric Consultant metric conversion metric education metric measurement metric prefix metric standards metric units metric usage METRICATION HANDBOOK mile milliliters millimeters Modernized Metric System Multiply National Bureau Office percent pro-metric product certification Public Quarts Short Tons Square Meters standardization organization Standards Institute survey symbol system of measurement temperature thinking metric tion trade Troy Pounds U.S. customary U.S. customary unit U.S. Metric Study unit of length unit of measure Volume Weights and Measures Yards