System Of Measurement (Conversion)
Systems of Measurement
There are two main "Systems of Measurement":
Metric System (meters, kilograms, liters, etc.)
US Standard Units (feet, pounds, pints, etc.)
History of Measurement
Years ago people came up with standard length measures, but they didn't all agree on one system.
The Imperial System (which uses yards, feet, inches, etc to measure length) was developed over hundreds of years in the UK
Then the French came up with the Metric System (origins in 1670, but developed in the 1790s), which soon spread through Europe, and then most of the world, even to England itself in 1965.
The USA developed their own version of the Imperial system (US Standard Units), but the Metric System is also used in the USA, particularly in Science.
There are two main "Systems of Measurement":
Metric System (meters, kilograms, liters, etc.)
US Standard Units (feet, pounds, pints, etc.)
History of Measurement
Years ago people came up with standard length measures, but they didn't all agree on one system.
The Imperial System (which uses yards, feet, inches, etc to measure length) was developed over hundreds of years in the UK
Then the French came up with the Metric System (origins in 1670, but developed in the 1790s), which soon spread through Europe, and then most of the world, even to England itself in 1965.
The USA developed their own version of the Imperial system (US Standard Units), but the Metric System is also used in the USA, particularly in Science.
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