Metric Units for the Solar System is an exploration of our relationship with the systems of ‘standardized units’ we have created to order society; examining the various tensions implicit in the ...

A system of weights and measures that uses the gram, meter and liter as its primary units of weight, distance and capacity. The metric system is the primary standard used all over the world except in ...

Americans have long used diverse weights and measures, reflecting their diverse origins. From colonial times, converting from one unit to another was part of courses in commercial arithmetic. The ...

From currency and commerce, food labels to laboratories, the metric system is the foundation of many science and math fields. And while the United States hasn't fully adopted the metric system, the ...

YORK — Part-time York resident Brent Maynard looks forward to this week all year long. As president of the York Metric Association, Maynard naturally finds National Metric Week to be a noteworthy ...

Many people feel disturbed by or even hostile to the metric system. It`s strange that Americans react so emotionally to a measuring system. After all, there is nothing immoral, criminal, dangerous or ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Few Colorado residents have ever heard of John F. Shafroth (1854-1922). He was governor of Colorado, a U.S. senator and representative, Denver resident, and ...