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ERIC Number: EJ106437
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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The Move to Metric: Some Considerations
Firl, Donald H.
Mathematics Teacher, 67, 7, 581-584, Nov 74
This article gives a historical background, a discussion of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, and an introduction to the International System of Units (SI). Base, derived, and supplemental units are discussed. Prefixes, matters of form, and possible adaption problems are also considered. (LS)
Descriptors: Educational History, International Organizations, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Metric System, Symbols (Mathematics), Weight
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