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ERIC Number: EJ154278
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Brief History of Measurement Systems with a Chart of the Modernized Metric System
Social Education, 41, 3, 211-4, Mar 77
A history of measurement systems is presented. Topics discussed include standardization of units, invention of means for weighing, evolution and international adoption of the metric system. A chart of the modernized metric system is included. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Charts, Global Approach, History, Measurement, Metric System, Resource Materials, Standards
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