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	Imperial unit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term imperial should not be applied to English units that were outlawed in Weights and Measures Act of 1824 or earlier, or which had fallen out of use by that time, nor to post-imperial inventions such as the slug or poundal.
		The Imperial gallon was based on the volume of 10 lb of distilled water weighed in air with brass weights with the barometer standing at 30 in and at a temperature of 62 °F.
		Imperial units were eliminated from all road signs, although both systems of measurement will still be found on privately-owned signs (such as the height warnings at the entrance of a multi-storey parking facility).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Imperial_unit (1076 words)

	:: MWEB Food ::
		Measuring cups for dry ingredients are now available in sets of four volumes: 25 millilitres, 50 millilitres, 100 millilitres and 250 millilitres.
		To measure dry ingredients with these measuring cups, scoop up a cupful, taking care not to press the contents tightly into the measure, then scrape the top with the edge of a knife to even it.
		Measuring spoons with a level volume of 1 millilitre, 2 millilitres, 5 millilitres and 12,5 millilitres respectively are used to measure small quantities of both dry and liquid ingredients.
	new.mweb.co.za /food/food_measures.jsp (323 words)

	Why did countries change from metric to imperial measurements?
		The imperial system was named after the British Empire long ago came from parts of the body like the Eygpian foot (300mm) which was based upon the length of a natural foot.
		Thousands of years ago the Romans decided to use 12 as a base unit for example an imperial foot is divided into 12 inches and the yard was used back in the time of early Saxon kings who wore a sash around their waist that was removed and used as a measurement.
		The same happened to the measurement of an inch which was one twelth of a foot, and a half inch which was half an inch.
	www.geocities.com /danielokeeffe2003 (309 words)

	ThothWeb - Your Portal to the Unknown - Thoth, Architect of the Universe: The Great Pyramid and Imperial Measurements
		If we were to use this original cubit to measure the circumference of the Great Pyramid, we would discover, to our amazement, that it has a perimeter length of 1760 royal (or Thoth) cubits – exactly the same number of units as contained in the 1760 yard Imperial mile.
		However my theory about imperial measurement is that it developed naturally as a result of it being easy to count in threes, twos, fours and sixes all of which are multiples of 12 so it’s no accident that there is base 12 or (duo-decimal) numbering system, firmly embedded in history.
		Actually our measurement of time is interesting because by dividing an hour into 12 x 5 minutes (60) so not only does it use halves and quarters by dividing the quarters into thirds and representing them as 5 minutes also allows us to recon time using our fingers.
	www.thothweb.com /article339.html (3305 words)

	UK metric association
		A reader has taken me to task for using metric measurements in answer to a recent query, when I said that there should be a gap of at least 150mm between downlighters and loft insulation.
		When my Telegraph book was published, we agreed on the convention that where a reader's query uses imperial measurements, these are left as written, with the metric conversions in brackets, and my answers are written using metric only.
		At the time, however, The Guardian's house style was firmly imperial, and, in common with most newspapers, its journalists are only now struggling to get to grips with grams and litres.
	www.ukma.org.uk /press/ar040404.htm (659 words)

	inch8
		It seriously believes that the basic unit of measurement is "the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum during a timed interval of one 299,729,458th of a second."
		The sheer folly of metrication is certainly expressed in its megalomaniac assumption that every form of measurement under the sun qualifies for decimalisation, where the reality of both nature and universal human practice gives that proposition the lie.
		Numbers used as the basis of measure were related to the natural world and, as the author John Michell has demonstrated, the foot was applicable to and unified mankind, the earth and the cosmos.
	www.users.zetnet.co.uk /estatopia/inch8.htm (1553 words)

	The Impact Of Decline Upon Weights And Measures
		Metric is workable only by abandoning its standard measures, the metre, kilo and litre, and replacing them with units of different sizes based on human needs and totally unrelated to "wavelengths in a vacuum".
		Small concessions such as the printing of Imperial measures in small print along metric on food packaging are likely to be withdrawn in 1999, and the few areas to escape this year's imposition, in particular the weighing of loose fruit in pounds and ounces, will be banned on January 1st 2000.
		The Government must decriminalise Imperial measures, resist the European Union's banning order on pounds and ounces on January 1st 2000, and, most important of all, restore the teaching of Imperial measures in education.
	ourcivilisation.com /weight (2415 words)

	World Mysteries - Articles by Ralph Ellis
		Imperial Measurements, two words guaranteed to produce a shudder of horror in all school children until the coming of metrication.
		It is this use of Pi as a base structure to the Imperial Measurement System that has determined its peculiar nature and has also determined the length of that awkward 51/2-yard rod.
		Therefore, the Imperial Measurement System is not only based on Pi, but the units and multiples of units also conform to those used both externally and internally at the Great Pyramid.
	www.world-mysteries.com /gw_rellis5.htm (3256 words)

	Systems of Measurement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Systems of measurement might not sound like the most interesting of things, but they can be used to good effect in a role play campaign.
		There are also plenty of ancient imperial measurements which you can resurrect, such as chains, furlongs, roods, etc. However, its once youÃ¢â¬â¢ve decided on a measurement system for your culture that things can really get interesting.
		caliber (cal) [2] : a measure of the relative length of a gun barrel, defined as the length divided by the diameter of the bore.
	www.rpgcitadel.com /guild/index.php/topic,1090.0.html (11193 words)

	Lord of the Rings, The : Crawl??
		Remember that measurements were imperial at the time this book was written.
		Of course we still use imperial measurements in Britain; officially scientists, accountants, etc use metres but everybody else talks in feet and inches.
		Therefore when Frodo says foot by foot it was a unit of measurement, even if it wasn't lets face it he was completely exhausted and would be allowed a small slip of the tongue.
	www.slipups.com /items/3730.html (1093 words)

	ABC Online Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Sometimes imperial measures are easier to use...speed of sound in air 1000ft/sec (approx) gives a down and dirty approximation for acoustics calcs.
		People pick up only the imperial things which are in fashion (and are generally more adequate than metric ones), which is all that is needed, as they wont be using it anywhere else, and don't need an in depth knowledge of it all.
		That was caused by using metric measure when the equipment was manufactured to performance standards in imperial measure - in other words the correct units were imperial.
	www2b.abc.net.au /science/k2/stn/newposts/1672/topic1672926.shtm (2706 words)

	Chapter 4 - Maps & Plans in Registration of Title
		measurements for imperial measurements already disclosed on title plans.
		Scales based on the imperial system (e.g. 1 inch to 8 feet) are no longer acceptable.
		Where measurements are deemed necessary, then the dimensions shown on the plan ought to
	www.ros.gov.uk /rotbook/ROTBook_89.html (359 words)

	View an article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Or the sugar industry field workers who do job work based on the imperial system and which are enshrined in all of the union agreements.
		Unless the Americans and the British comply fully, there will never be globalization in terms of measurements, so why should this poor country go to the huge expense of making this change with all of the complications it carries with it.
		What are these huge manufactures/suppliers supposed to do, sell me a pipe in centimeters which may have a small difference because of the decimal points between the imperial measurements and the metric one and all of it is mismatched and leaks.
	tonyvguy.com /admin2/visitors/view.aspx?art=2002-09-13 (1131 words)

	DTI Fact Sheet
		Transactions in goods by weight or measure and the measuring instruments used in those transactions are in most cases regulated by the Weights and Measures Act 1985 and secondary legislation including the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 1986.
		If the UK remains imperial while the rest of the world has gone metric, UK exporters and packagers are likely to be disadvantaged, especially when trying to sell their goods abroad, which ultimately would be detrimental to the UK economy.
		Traders are also allowed to show the weight of a product in imperial, so long as the metric equivalent is also shown and the imperial measurement is not more prominent.
	www.dti.gov.uk /ccp/topics1/facts/weights.htm (1380 words)

	The SABRE Roads Website
		Apparently, we are only one of three countries that plan to continue using imperial measurements with the likes of Ireland changing over entirely by next year.
		The main imperial holdout (and the main topic of this thread) is distance measurements on road signs.
		Seriously, though, your questions deal with the issue of hard conversion (converting a round figure in imperial units to the nearest round figure in metric units) versus soft conversion (conversion of an imperial value to the precisely equivalent metric value).
	groups.msn.com /TheSABRERoadsWebsite/roadsnews.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=41659&LastModified=4675490557267376903&all_topics=1 (2606 words)

	Inches and Gallons?? - Boat Design Forums
		First, it seems that the only real advantage the metric system has over the imperial system is the decimal scaling method of multiplying and dividing the linear numerical value of object sizes.
		This basic meter unit was based on the north to south quadrant measurement of the earth which, at the time, was thought to be very accurate.
		Second, the imperial system was not developed from some random king's foot size, but was based on a very ancient mathematical understanding wherein the cubic size of water when weighed at the numerical value of about 62 pounds would reveal the measurement of 12 inches on all the sides.
	www.boatdesign.net /forum/showthread.php?t=4604 (1916 words)

	Imperial or Metric - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		In many ways it is although I will say that I have always found that the imperial measures are far easier to guage by eye for some odd reason.
		Imperial measure might have some nostalgia value but not much else.
		Imperial measurements are not dead by a long chalk.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=153870 (756 words)

	The Meeting Professional (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Units of measurement in the UK were standardized in the 13th century and have gone through considerable change since then.
		The only circumstances likely to have an impact on event planners in the UK are miles, yards, feet and inches for road traffic signs; related measurements of speed and distance; and pints for dispensing draught beer and cider.
		Although the UK has now adopted the metric system, the old Imperial system of measurements is still used by many adults in conversation.
	www.mpiweb.org /news/tmp/bta9.asp (321 words)

	Systems of units - Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum
		This is a flexible measurement, and it is dependent upon the type size (measured in points).
		Kerning and tracking are measured in thousandths of an em (but they are not referred to as "milliems").
		The x-y was a measurement in inches from the lower left hand corner of the standard nautical charts.
	www.bautforum.com /showthread.php?t=14825 (2062 words)

	ES, G-00-021, Assessment of NASA's Use of the Metric System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Normally, the imperial equivalent should be in parentheses after the metric figure.
		There may also be times when a more general imperial conversion best communicates the thought.
		Writing "about the length of a football field" may be a more clear illustration than simply adding a standard "(120 yards)" parenthetical conversion to a press release.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/oig/hq/old/inspections_assessments/g-00-021update.html (362 words)

	BBC News \| BUSINESS \| Tesco faces court over pounds and ounces
		The store took the decision after a survey of more than 1,000 customers showed nine out of 10 still used imperial measurements in their heads.
		Advertising boards in Tesco stores now feature imperial measures only - while food on the shelves will be labelled in both metric and imperial.
		"Metric measurements are shown at the point of sale, on packaging and checkout print-outs, completely observing the law "We are showing imperial weights by hanging boards from the ceiling and showing special offers.
	news.bbc.co.uk /low/english/business/newsid_845000/845452.stm (402 words)

	New Page 3
		Please note that all Relaxomatic beds feature metric actions and cannot therefore be made to exact imperial sizes - given imperial measurements for length and width are therefore approximate equivalents only, based on nearest traditionally recognised imperial bed sizes.
		Details below give information on exact actual measurements (which will in any event always be subject to very slight fluctuation).
		Please note that only the standard 7" (18cm) and 8" (20 cm) legs are turned (Queen Anne curved shape) - all other legs of whatever size are provided in slightly tapered turned cylindrical wood.
	www.motiontech.co.uk /bedmeasurmts.htm (235 words)

	MI Convert 2.6.2 Review, Download : BlueChillies.com
		MI Convert is a metric imperial converter for measurements of distance, length, square, weight, capacity, velocity, temperature, circumference.
		This is the only conversion program that will give your imperial measurements in written format for distance, length, circumference to one sixteenth of an inch and to one dram in the weight conversions.
		This program can convert between decimal, metric, decimal imperial and imperial measurements all in one go.
	www.bluechillies.com /details/1995.html (111 words)

	AutoCAD tips: Switch between Imperial and metric measurements
		If you usually draw using Imperial measurements (feet and inches), you may sometimes want to enter a length in metric units.
		If you are drawing using metric measurements, you may need to enter a length in Imperial units.
		This routine (i2m means Imperial to metric) multiplies any length by 25.4, because there are 25.4 millimeters in an inch.
	www.ellenfinkelstein.com /AutoCAD_tips_switch_imperial_metric.html (479 words)

	Metric Martyrs go to European Court - backed by Liberty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The Government, the EU and the criminal justice system should not be involved in whether a grocer uses imperial or metric measurements - it's ludicrous".
		Steven Thoburn, of Sunderland, was convicted of two offences under the Weights and Measures Act - for using imperial scales that did not have an official stamp (this had been removed by a trading standards officer on a previous visit after he deemed the imperial scales illegal).
		NB Some of the five regularly used the metric system alongside the imperial system; they stress that they are not anti-metric and that the offence in question is not refusing to use metric, but continuing to use imperial measurements.
	www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk /press/press-releases-2002/metric-martyrs-go-to-european-court-backed-b.shtml (624 words)

	imperial measurement, flags, pluralisation, humour
		A list of definitions for measuring quantities and distance in pre-metric units.
		Some of these are still in use today and have a long history, the mile, for instance, dates back to Roman times when it was defined as 1000 paces.
		Note that different occupations tended to define measures having the same names in different ways.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/regwebb/intro.htm (178 words)

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