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The United States must commit to metrication. Two overwhelming factors, the adoption of the metric system by the remainder of the world and the changing global economy, mandate that this nation must change. This Guide has been written to provide an explanation of the need for the change, and to serve as a resource to help bridge the gap between building roads in the English-based system of units and the Metric system. It is intended that this guide...

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History of the creation of the metric system from 1789 when France's Academy of Sciences began discussing a national measurement system to 1840 when the metric system was made the official measurement system of France.

Gift from Truman Leslie, brother of the author.

Explains the metric system and shows how people all over the world use this system of measurement for a variety of purposes.

Traces the history of measurement systems, explains how metrics work, and discusses the probability of a change to the metric system in the United States and the effect of such a change on everyday life.