Balancing act The two systems of measurement – imperial and metric – are often used together in UK shops. (Courtesy: iStock/Paolo Paradiso) When I was at primary school in the 1960s, measurements were ...

The Imperial Measurement System, originated in Britain in 1824, is now primarily used by only three countries: the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar. Defined by non-decimal units like inches, pounds ...

If you know your U.S. history, there have been several attempts to adopt the metric system, all to no avail. It's the universal standard for most of the world and way more intuitive, yet the chances ...

Now that the United Kingdom is outside the European Union, it’s reviewing thousands of EU rules and regulations to see which it should jettison. Among them is the compulsory use of the metric system ...

“Beyond Measure,” by James Vincent, tells the story of human civilization through its systems of measurement, showing how they have promoted knowledge, social control and ongoing conflict. By Jennifer ...

Patients at Concord Hospital who weren’t paying attention during their most recent office visit might think that they had lost an awful lot of weight. The hospital and its affiliated private practices ...

PRINCIPAL BARNARD was appointed, in 1871, by the Trustees of the University of the State of New York to attend a meeting of the Convocation of that University, who were adverse to the introduction of ...

The process of designing with metric motion-control components is quite similar to that with their English-dimensioned counterparts. The same design principles and formulas used for English-based ...

Have you ever noticed that systems of measurement tends to change when you leave the United States? Weight is typically measured in kilograms instead of pounds, distance is measured in kilometers over ...

Fairness and justice were difficult before we looked to creation for our measurements. There are few sermon series on the metric system. There are Christian books about rulers aplenty, but always ...