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	WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		units and standards for expressing the amount of some quantity, such as length, capacity, or weight; the science of measurement standards and methods is known as metrology.
		The basic units of the English system, the yard of length and the pound of mass, are now defined in terms of the metric standards, the meter of length and the kilogram of mass.
		The federal government permitted the use of the metric system in 1866 and established a conversion table based on the yard and the pound; in 1893 the yard and the pound were redefined in terms of the metric prototypes of the meter and the kilogram.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/we/weightsN.html (545 words)

	Units: The Metric System in the U. S.
		Americans could have adopted the metric system, which was then at an uncertain point in its history; or they could have decided to align their measurements with the British Imperial measures established by Parliament in 1824 and thus created a possible alternative to the metric system in international commerce.
		Proponents of the metric system in the U.S. often claim that "the United States, Liberia, and Burma (or Myanmar) are the only countries that have not adopted the metric system." This statement is not correct with respect to the U.S., and probably it isn't correct with respect to Liberia and Burma, either.
		The U.S. adopted the metric system in 1866.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/units/usmetric.html (1187 words)

	Metric System - History of the Metric System
		This earliest form of the metric system had the unit of measure equaling a fraction of the earth's circumference.
		The metre, as stated above, is the standard measure of length in the metric system.
		The unit for mass is a cubic centimeter of water at about 4 degrees centigrade, as that is when the unit weighs the most.
	www.metricmetric.com /metrichistory.html (648 words)

	Toward a Metric America: The United States and the Metric System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The metric system is a decimal-based system of measurement units.
		In everyday usage, the most common metric units are the meter (m) to measure length, the second (s) to measure time, the kilogram (kg) for mass (or weight*), the liter (L) for volume, and the degree Celsius (°C) for temperature.
		The metric system also avoids the use of multiple units for the same quantity; for instance, the inch-pound system's multiple units for volume include teaspoons, tablespoons, fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/misc/usmetric/metric-qa.htm (1260 words)

	history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The metric system originated in 1670 by Gabriel Mouton, a French vicar, as a reaction to the confusing and inconstant English system.
		Although the system progressed slowly, by the mid- eighteenth century its logic was appreciated, culminating in the Treaty of the Meter in 1875, which establishedstandard metric measurements for 18 countries, including the United States.
		The metrication of federal agencies is virtually complete, yet the general public of the United States still uses the English system as their principle means of measurement, creating a dichotomy between policy and general use.
	slisweb.lis.wisc.edu /~gometric/history.htm (384 words)

	Toward a Metric America: The United States and the Metric System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1875, the United States solidified its commitment to the development of the internationally recognized metric system by becoming one of the original seventeen signatory nations to the Treaty of the Meter.
		The conversion of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth nations to SI created a new sense of urgency regarding the use of metric units in the United States.
		The majority of study participants believed that conversion to the metric system was in the best interests of the Nation, particularly in view of the importance of foreign trade and the increasing influence of technology in American life.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/misc/usmetric/metric.htm (908 words)

	Metrication - MC Magazine Fall 2003 - Concrete Publications - NPCA
		Estimates also indicated that metric units were used in 75 percent to 85 percent of state administered highway construction projects in 1999.
		Using the metric system would also eliminate the confusion between mass, force and weight with the use of the kilogram for mass and the Newton for force.
		A “hard” metric dimension is attained by strictly designing and producing a product in metric dimensions, while a “soft” metric dimension is found by converting the dimensions of an already manufactured inch-pound product to an approximate equivalent metric dimension as would be the case with rebar, which would simply be renamed in metric dimensions.
	www.precast.org /publications/mc/2003_fall/metrication.htm (2256 words)

	Metric System
		The International System of Units, abbreviated SI (for the French name Système International d'Unités), is the most widely used system of units.
		The metric system can legally be used in every country in the world (including the United States), and in many countries its use is obligatory.
		The International System of Units was adopted by the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 1960 and is built on the seven SI base units, which are used to define various SI derived units.
	www.metric-conversion-tables.com /metricsystem.htm (189 words)

	Department of the Interior
		B. On July 28, 1866, the United States enacted legislation on the use of the metric system of weights and measures, and legalized the use of the metric system throughout the United States.
		The A/S-PMB is responsible for implementing the use of the metric system in the Department in accordance with the Metric Conversion Act, as amended, serving as the Department's representative to the ICMP and designating the Departmental Metric Coordinator.
		In accordance with the Metric Conversion Act as amended, agencies are required to report to Congress, as part of the annual budget submission, on actions taken during the previous fiscal year and planned actions to implement the metric system.
	elips.doi.gov /elips/release/2928.htm (2298 words)

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		In 1670, France's Gabriel Mouton proposed a system of measurement that referred to a physical dimension of the earth as its fundamental unit.
		U.S. The U.S. Metric Board is authorized by the Act to have a chairman and 16 members, each to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
		The board is charged to (a) establish and publicize metrication conversion programs, (b) retain engineering standards, (c) consult with foreign governments on use of the Metric System, (d) encourage public programs of metric information and education, and (e) assist Americans in their use of the Metric System.
	www.fda.gov /ora/inspect_ref/itg/itg30.html (678 words)

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		The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (Public Law (Pub.L.) 94-168), as amended, states that the policy of the United States (U.S.) shall be to coordinate and plan the increasing use of the metric system in the United States.
		The International System of Units (SI) established by the General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1960, as interpreted or modified from time to time for the United States by the Secretary of Commerce under the authority of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 and the Metric Education Act of 1978.
		Implement the metric system in a manner and on a schedule consistent with section 5164 of Pub.L. 100-418 and the Federal metric policy.
	www.ustreas.gov /regs/td75-05.htm (1393 words)

	International System of Units - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The metric system was conceived by a group of scientists (among them, Lavoisier) which had been commissioned by king Louis XVI of France to create a unified and rational system of measures.
		The worldwide adoption of the metric system as a tool of economy and everyday commerce was based to some extent on the lack of customary systems in many countries to adequately describe some concepts, or as a result of an attempt to standardize the many regional variations in the customary system.
		Since most non-SI units in common use, such as the U.S. customary units, are nowadays defined in terms of SI units, any change in the definition of the SI units results in a change of the definition of the older units as well.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/SI (1937 words)

	ALDOT Metric Conversion
		The original metric system was proposed and adopted by the French during the time of the French Revolution and rapidly spread throughout Europe during the Napoleonic wares.
		It was first proposed in the United States by Thomas Jefferson and later by John Quincy Adams.
		July 1992 - ALDOT agrees to participate in a "case study" to be used by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official (AASHTO) to determine the possible impacts of and the cost of coverting maintenance operations and roadway signs to SI.
	www.dot.state.al.us /Boards_Committees/metrication/index.htm (600 words)

	U.S. Metric Association (USMA)
		It advocates U.S. conversion to the International System of Units which is known by the abbreviation SI (ess-eye).
		Conversions between unit systems are a poor way to learn the metric system, and conversion factors (or numbers converted with inappropriate precision) can make the metric system look complicated.
		Unit mixups (Incidents, and in some cases costly disasters, that involved confusion between units or systems of measurement)
	www.metric.org (1715 words)

	First eBook Added to Inventory of ANSI’s eStandards Store
		Around the world, countries are in various degrees of transition to the metric system of weights and measures.
		Although the U.S. is the only industrialized country that does not use the metric system as its primary system of measurement, certain American industries have been using it for some time.
		Metric Standards for Worldwide Manufacturing, by Knut O. Kverneland has been a reference source for metric standards to American industries since it was first published in 1978, and is now available as an eBook for purchase exclusively from the ANSI eStandards Store.
	www.ansi.org /news_publications/print_article.aspx?articleid=532 (552 words)

	Metric conversion: how soon? - includes related articles Public Roads - Find Articles
		In 1866, Congress finally legalized the use of the metric system, but 1902 legislation requiring the federal government to use metric exclusively was defeated by a single vote.
		This system, known as SI in all languages, is the only complete state-of-the-art, maintained and recognized system of units in the world today.
		The FHWA Metric Conversion Plan was approved by the DOT Secretary on Oct. 31, 1991, and the Metric Conversion Policy was published in the Federal Register on June 11, 1992.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3724/is_n1_v59/ai_17261763 (843 words)

	METRIC CONVERSION - HOW SOON? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The metric system was literally a revolutionary idea, growing out of the Age of Reason and carried along with Napoleon's soldiers many kilometers, not miles, across Europe and from there to countries around the globe.
		More than 200 years after the metric system began to spread throughout the world, the United States shares the dubious distinction with Burma and Liberia of being one of only three nations that have not converted to the modern metric system.
		This legislation designates metric as the "preferred system of weights and measures for U.S. trade and commerce." It also requires that, by the end of 1992, all federal and federal-aid agencies use the system in their procurements, grants, and other business activities.
	www.tfhrc.gov /pubrds/summer95/p95su14.htm (2525 words)

	How to learn the metric system
		Obviously, this is not always possible in the United States, but it is much more difficult to convert between the systems than it is to simply learn some new reference points in metric.
		While the metric system requires less math than using colloquial units, it is ideal for teaching science and math because you can do so much with it: unit conversions, area, volume, rates (speed, flow, current, etc.), dimensional analysis, etc.
		The main impediments to metrication are an emotional attachment to the old units of measure and apathy.
	www.themetricsystem.info /howtolearn.htm (1044 words)

	Metric in Aviation! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The metric system is a coherent group of seven basic units of measure, from which all needed derivations are readily made.
		It is the system routinely used in science, and in the daily lives of people everywhere - except in one country, the United States.
		Units of length are the nautical mile, the statute mile, the fathom, the yard, the rod, the foot and the inch.
	www.esperanto-chicago.org /jones/metricaviation.htm (621 words)

	Metrication in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1875, the United States solidified their commitment to the development of the internationally recognized metric system by becoming one of the original seventeen signatory nations to the Convention du Mètre.
		In science, metric usage is essentially universal, consistent with worldwide usage, although additional specialized units are often utilized for specific purposes in various disciplines (such as the light-year in astronomy).
		Metric signs, including speed signs in kilometers per hour, are now displayed in the manual even though they are not normally used on the roads and there is no definite plan to go metric yet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metric_system_in_the_United_States (4442 words)

	Frequently asked questions about the metric system
		A: The inches, pounds, and gallons currently in use in the Unites States are standardized versions of units that existed in thousands of varieties in Europe long ago.
		Meanwhile, in metric you can get the even more divisibility if you choose the unit right (a letter-size sheet of paper is 280 mm long; the number 280 is divisible by 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 40, 56, 70, and 140).
		It is a modern system in use throughout the world, including the United States, and so it is now no more French than it is American or Chinese.
	themetricsystem.info /faq.htm (751 words)

	Making a case for metrics. \| Manufacturing > Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing from AllBusiness.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The International System of Units (SI), or the modernized metric system, is the best measurement system the human race thus far has been able to develop.
		In 1875, the United States was one of 17 original signators to the Metre Convention, which established the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) and its administrative arm, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) based in Sevres, France, near Paris.
		SI is a measurement language, and standard rules for the use of units, prefixes and symbols should be followed by editors and publishers of all printed and oral communications.
	www.allbusiness.com /periodicals/article/376052-1.html (666 words)

	Devastation-Net - www.devastationstudios.com
		It's no secret that the idea of implementing the metric system in the united states has been tossed around for many years.
		What I have devised is a new system of measurement that puts all others to shame.
		And since the length of YOUR spine changes, and in my system, the only way to implement the changes into your car's speedometer is to buy a brand new custom made car.
	devastation.tmalliance.com /spine.shtml (430 words)

	A Metric World--Mathematics lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Explain that in the United States the English system is used, while most other countries around the world use the metric system.
		Tell the class that the metric system was established in France and that it is based on powers of ten.
		Definition: A metric unit of capacity equal to the volume occupied by one kilogram of water at a specific temperature and atmospheric pressure.
	school.discovery.com /lessonplans/programs/metricworld (1337 words)

	Unit I The Metric System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Because there are no standards in nature for these units, the rest of the world has moved to another measurement system.
		When you use the Metric System, your mind is comparing it to the English System.
		There are exact conversion factors that can be used to change units in one system to units in the other.
	www.bayhicoach.com /pmetric.htm (968 words)

	MetricSys-N-74 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Today, with the metrication of the United States quite imminent, many commercial concerns are alleging to offer "easy" and "simple" methods and materials to acquaint the masses with the metric system.
		This system was developed through the collective rational thought of enlightened men during the latter part of the 18th century to describe the fundamental quantities of the universe in a systematic and consistent manner.
		The MKS unit of length Is the meter, 1 meter = 196,50,763-73 wavelengths of the orange-red light of krypton-86 as measured with a Michaelson interferometer.
	hometown.aol.com /ajdphysics/METRICSYS-N-74.HTML (2949 words)

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