| 单词 | metric system |
| 例句 | The metric system merely completed a process that had begun with the invention of the telescope, which definitively destroyed the idea that the universe was made on the same scale as man. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After supper Gilly did her homework, knowing it was useless, that Miss Harris would never see the neat figures, row on row, that proved that Gilly Hopkins had met and mastered the metric system. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Fd turned to the back section, turned past the Z words, past the phases of the moon and the metric system, and finally to the Given Names. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Man ceased to be the measure of all else only with the adoption of the metric system in France in 1799. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Displays include ancient treasure chests, a coin dating back more than 2,000 years and the platinum meter measure that remains the international reference of the metric system. Paris mint lures tourists with treasures 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z But it sure does cause problems in travel, and the new president should get the country to adopt the metric system once and for all. Frugal Traveler Blog: For Obama and Romney, a To-Do List for Travelers 2012-08-14T21:48:46Z “There was a discomfort that I was experiencing,” Mr. Suh said, which included having to navigate a language barrier, and the difference between the metric system he was used to and the imperial system. For This Korean Artist, Memories Are a Medium 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z America is still catching up on tea, although, like the metric system, tea is a big deal almost everywhere else. What’s better than a tall glass of iced tea? One with booze stirred in. 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z It’s tragic because Chafee was the only candidate supporting the conversion of the U.S. to the metric system. Stephen Colbert gives 2016’s weirdest candidates an epic sendoff: “American voters didn’t give 2.5 milif**ks” 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Displays include ancient treasure chests, a coin dating back more than 2,000 years and the platinum meter measure that remains the international reference of the metric system. Paris mint lures tourists with treasures 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z "In the late 60s we were going to change to the metric system," he said. Jamie Oliver, like me, is finding out what Americans think of pushy Brits 2010-03-28T00:07:00Z The channel also refused to let him use the metric system, he said. Alton Brown's Good Eats to get online sequel, Food Network star reveals 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z It’s a movie about an algorithm, a metric system. The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: James Lipton 2012-02-15T19:11:11Z The metric system is the tool of the devil! Why America is going backward: Being the richest nation in history isn't enough 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z First, it sponsored the creation of the metric system. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z If Janine, my wife, is cooking something, many of her recipes are from American cookbooks, and she will need to convert them to the metric system. ‘Alexa, Why Do We Keep Buying You?’ 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Mac joked about the quickest way to lower temperatures: “Convert to the metric system. When we convert to the metric system, temperatures will drop 15 degrees, overnight.” Comedy meets history at President Lincoln’s Cottage in D.C. 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Shall it require all hardware manufacturers to sell screws in both metric and traditional units even if the manufacturer believes that the metric system is the product of godless, satanic revolutionaries? Opinion | We seem to favor conflict over accommodation 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Perhaps the answer lies in the first items I mentioned, the metric system and the 24-hour clock; They are customs, rather than measures of standards of living or health. Why America is going backward: Being the richest nation in history isn't enough 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The metric system was a product of the French Revolution, which overthrew absolute monarchy and took the pied du roi down with it. Review | By measuring the world, humans changed it 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Now, the booming growth of the data sphere has prompted the governors of the metric system to agree on new prefixes beyond that magnitude, to describe the outrageously big and small. How Many Yottabytes in a Quettabyte? Extreme Numbers Get New Names 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Later he describes how the French Revolution was in part fostered by the politics surrounding the metric system. Parasites Revealed to Be ‘Unseen Influencers’ of All Ecosystems 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The metric system is convenient for scientific and engineering calculations because the units are categorized by factors of 10. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Even the old British and American units, such as the inch and the mile, are now defined in terms of the metric system. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Both the U.S. system and the metric system measure time in seconds, minutes, and hours. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z Displacement is usually given in feet in the English system or meters in the metric system. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z In the metric system, kilograms and meters are used. Calculus, Volume 1 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Another advantage of the metric system is that the same unit can be used over extremely large ranges of values simply by using an appropriate metric prefix. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z In science, therefore, it is more usual to use the metric system, which has been adopted in virtually all countries except the United States. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z We can apply this pattern when we make measurement conversions in the metric system. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z The spring constant is given in pounds per foot in the English system and in newtons per meter in the metric system. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z In the metric system, it is measured in newtons. Calculus, Volume 1 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z The term order of magnitude refers to the scale of a value expressed in the metric system. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The most commonly used quantities of mass of the metric system are the following. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z To make conversions in the metric system, we will use the same technique we did in the US system. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z The metric system is a decimal system, meaning that the units are scaled on multiples of 10. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z In the metric system we have newtons per square meter, also called pascals. Calculus, Volume 1 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Each power of 10 in the metric system represents a different order of magnitude. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Modern weapons also require sophisticated maintenance, which takes further training, and American weapons generally do not use the metric system, which means different tools and wrenches. U.S. and Allies Pledge Additional Arms for Ukraine, but Kyiv Wants More 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The metric system is commonly used in the United States when talking about the length of a race. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z Scientists use the metric system when collecting data and performing experiments. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z While the bloc normally requires members to use the metric system, it allowed Britain, while a member, to label its produce in some imperial units alongside metric units. Britain wants to revive imperial measurements to mark Queen's jubilee 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z These units are part of the metric system, which uses powers of 10 to relate quantities over the vast ranges encountered in nature. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z To think we can alter our circadian rhythms that way would be like trying to lose weight by converting to the metric system, or cool off on a summer day by switching thermometers to Celsius. Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? Let’s Sleep on It 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z As you become familiar with the metric system you may see a pattern. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z In 1866, Congress also legalized the use of the metric system of gram, meter, kilometer, liter, and so on. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z While the European Union currently requires members to use the metric system alone, it had allowed Britain, when it was a member, to label its produce in imperial units alongside metric units. Britain Signals Intent to Revert to the Imperial System 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Virtually every other country in the world now uses SI units as the standard; the metric system is also the standard system agreed upon by scientists and mathematicians. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The chemist is credited with recognizing and naming both oxygen and hydrogen, helping birth the metric system, and making other discoveries that pushed Enlightenment-era science forward. Tech uncovers changes to portrait of a chemist-couple, victims of Reign of Terror 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z The U.S. and metric systems use different scales to measure temperature. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z The U.S. is the only major nation not on the metric system or committed to change to it. 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: September 2021 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Those passionate about the metric system also point to the fact that Britain began its switch to the metric system in 1965, eight years before it joined the European Union. Britain Signals Intent to Revert to the Imperial System 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z With the metric system there is no need to invent new units for particular applications. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Need an idea for a substitution or want to debate the merits of the metric system over cups and teaspoons? Solve the dinner dilemma with our new Eat Voraciously recipe newsletter 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The U.S. system uses degrees Fahrenheit, written °F. The metric system uses degrees Celsius, written °C. Figure 1.25 shows the relationship between the two systems. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z When at last the distance of 8.90 meters was announced, the American remained in a fog because he was not familiar with the metric system. 1968 Mexico City Games marked by protest, falling records 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z He estimates that he and his group have placed stickers over thousands of signs in public parks and on roads that use the metric system in England over the last two decades. Britain Signals Intent to Revert to the Imperial System 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The metric system was originally devised so that water would have a density of 1 g/cm3 , equivalent to 103 kg/m3 . College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z His last attempt was short-lived and perhaps best remembered for his proposal to switch the United States to the metric system. Answering Your 2020 Questions 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Lincoln Chafee, the Republican US Senator turned Independent Rhode Island governor turned Democratic presidential candidate and a longtime proponent of the metric system, might try his luck running for president as a Libertarian in 2020. Sarah Sanders to join Fox News as contributor – live news 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The kilogram, and the metric system to which it belongs, are products of the utopian rationalism of the French Revolution. The Kilogram’s Long, Slow Climb to Harmony 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z But for decades, the British government had been pushing people to use the metric system, used in most of the world and developed using decimalized metric standards during the French Revolution. Britain Signals Intent to Revert to the Imperial System 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The United States uses pounds and ounces instead of kilograms, but these too are calibrated using the International Prototype Kilogram, just like the metric system. Why we’re killing the kilogram for a new one 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Ann Coulter, a right-wing commentator, once said that “soccer is like the metric system, which liberals also adore because it’s European.” Bickering North Americans win the right to host football’s World Cup 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Later, he extolled the metric system in his Democratic presidential campaign. Lincoln Chafee, a political enigma, eyes his old Senate seat 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z The metric system, he said, ought to “breach the borders that separate the peoples of the world.” The Kilogram’s Long, Slow Climb to Harmony 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Supporters of the metric system say its use is necessary for companies to compete globally, since so many countries use it. Britain Signals Intent to Revert to the Imperial System 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The metric system was created with the intention of liberating the common man and woman from the confusing and inconsistent weights and measures of the Ancien Régime. Why we’re killing the kilogram for a new one 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Scientists prefer Celsius because it integrates seamlessly with the metric system, but as a unit of measurement, it’s far less precise than Fahrenheit. Letter of Recommendation: Celsius 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Back in Paris, proponents of the new metric system saw their opportunity. Pirates — yes, pirates — may be why the U.S. doesn’t use the metric system 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z It’s a lovely day in Flushing, where there’ll be a high of 76 degrees Fahrenheit - as a great man once nearly said, they’ve not got the metric system over there. US Open: day one – live! 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z He said reporters focused on his advocacy of the metric system, a topic he himself highlighted in his announcement for president. Chafee blasts media over Trump 'onslaught,' metric coverage 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Over the next century, though, as the metric system was adopted by more nations and new units were added, scientists began to worry that the world was not enough. Why we’re killing the kilogram for a new one 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Chafee says he saw issues with the media firsthand when he ran for president, including when reporters focused on his advocacy of the metric system. Chafee defends Trump against ‘onslaught’ by media 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z As the rest of the world adopted the metric system, the United States continued to bumble around with unwieldy imperial units. Pirates — yes, pirates — may be why the U.S. doesn’t use the metric system 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Still, Lamppa believes the metric system will not be fully embraced by the American sporting culture until the unlikely time when the gold standard in football becomes the 914.4-meter rusher. Florida’s High Schools Will Jump and Throw, as Well as Run, in Meters 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z In the eighteenth century, French scientists proposed the metric system, and then French officials imposed it. Modernize radiation measurements to save lives 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The seven units of the metric system and their fundamental constants: Meter — length. Why we’re killing the kilogram for a new one 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Bonus: My American friends don’t really do the metric system, so they won’t know how far I didn’t fly. Which Olympic Sport Would You Compete In? 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z France sent a second emissary to promote the metric system. Pirates — yes, pirates — may be why the U.S. doesn’t use the metric system 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The Olympics and other international competitions at the junior and senior levels measure jumping and throwing events using the metric system. Florida’s High Schools Will Jump and Throw, as Well as Run, in Meters 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z He has run a long campaign for America to join the metric system and has an oddly high-pitched voice. The 10 best curveball US presidential candidates 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z In an age where expert knowledge and scientific consensus are derided in the name of “common sense” and demagoguery, the idea of distrust growing like a rot in the metric system is not completely far-fetched. Why we’re killing the kilogram for a new one 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Republican turned independent turned Democrat Lincoln Chafee ran a presidential campaign that will best be known for his fondness for the metric system and this quote. From weirdos to welders: The best political quotes of 2015 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z But it wasn't until 1975 that Congress passed the Metric Conversion Act, which called for increased use of the metric system at home. Pirates — yes, pirates — may be why the U.S. doesn’t use the metric system 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The metric system will become mandatory for field events at all Florida high school meets beginning in 2018. Florida’s High Schools Will Jump and Throw, as Well as Run, in Meters 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Lincoln Chafee vowed that, if elected to the highest office in the land, he would put the U.S. on the metric system. Joe Queenan Looks Back at 2015 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z And just because the metric system is based on some of the most complex ideas of contemporary physics, doesn’t mean they can’t be appreciated. Why we’re killing the kilogram for a new one 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z They are the only nations that do not mandate the metric system as their official measurement standard. Your Wednesday Briefing 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z Coverage of his campaign announcement in June was dominated by his embrace of the metric system — "it doesn’t take long before 34 degrees is hot" — and Chafee never seemed to get on track after that. Lincoln Chafee ends Democratic bid for president 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Yet within American track and field there are conflicting views about how pervasive the metric system should become. Florida’s High Schools Will Jump and Throw, as Well as Run, in Meters 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced on Friday that he is giving up his bid for president, ending a low-profile presidential run whose most noted feature was his call to introduce the metric system. Lincoln Chafee Ends Quixotic Bid for Democratic Nomination 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z He unfurled a platform of freeing Edward Snowden and transferring the U.S. to the metric system. Lincoln Chafee Drops Presidential Bid 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Many federal agencies now use the metric system exclusively, but many others — particularly those involving transportation and construction — do not. Your Wednesday Briefing 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z His campaign launch where he was expected to criticize Hillary Clinton for supporting the Iraq war, was best remembered for his offbeat advocacy for the metric system. Long-shot Democrat Lincoln Chafee drops out of 2016 presidential race 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z When he announced plans to run over the summer, his platform was overshadowed by a quirky call for a switch to the metric system. Lincoln Chafee Withdraws From Presidential Race 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z He has called, for instance, for the United States to adopt the metric system. Hillary Clinton Turns Up Heat on Bernie Sanders in a Sharp Debate 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z As president Chafee is extremely interested in switching to the metric system. The two debate contenders you've never heard of 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Yet even without legal mandates, the metric system surrounds us. Your Wednesday Briefing 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z It’s almost as exciting as Lincoln Chafee is about the metric system. Stephen Colbert f**king loses it on CNN: Enough with the Joe Biden fan fiction! 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Every other country in the world uses the metric system with the exception of the U.S., Liberia, and Myanmar. How well do you know the 2016 Democratic candidates? 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z In 2008, Showcall, a Washington event-production firm, learned that Vatican officials were very exacting about the positions of the pope, the bishops and the furniture at a Mass. And that they use the metric system. From Lincoln Lectern to Traffic, Knotty Logistics for Pope Francis 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The software system works in meters, so kids learn about the metric system, he said. Drones increasingly becoming common part of education 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Chafee surprised many when he got into the race, and he baffled more when he used his kick-off speech to call for a switch to the metric system. How hard is it to run against Hillary Clinton? Take it from this guy 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z That imperative is even truer for former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, who announced his long shot presidential bid by calling for a transition to the metric system. Big stakes for 2016 Democrats as they meet together for first time 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z During his announcement speech he endorsed moving the U.S. to the metric system in order to show the world that the country wants to strike a new posture on the international stage. Lincoln Chaffee Picks Up His Campaign's Gas and Hotel Bills 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z All of it is done in real-time, which no other defensive metric system has done prior because it could not be done without the technology installed in all 30 of MLB’s ballparks. Baseball Geeks Rejoice As Wiz-Bang Technology 'Statcast' Now Available To Public 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z She also can’t understand why he keeps talking about the metric system, of all things. Chafee’s campaign leaves some NH Democrats a bit puzzled 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z She also can't understand why he keeps talking about the metric system, of all things. On presidential campaign trail with Chafee in New Hampshire, Democrats find some ideas 'odd' 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z "What really shocked me is the use of the metric system. We use centigrade – so when someone talked to me, they would say, 'It's going to be 100 degrees.' I was really shocked." U.S. Colleges Adapt as More Chinese Undergrads Come to Campus 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The former Rhode Island governor also spoke to the Skimm, revealing that he was dorm mates with Jeb Bush in 10th grade and doubling down on the metric system. The one thing you need to know to understand Clinton's chances 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z For those familiar with the history of the metric system in the U.S., The hidden history behind Lincoln Chafee's metric proposal 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Chafee launched his presidential campaign Thursday with a quixotic “internationalist” agenda that included converting the United States to the metric system. Hillary Clinton alone at top even as Democrats re-examine their 2016 options 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z After his apprenticeship, Mr. Chafee heard that there was a shortage of farriers in Canada — where his fondness for the metric system blossomed. Lincoln Chafee Draws Life Lessons From Having Worked With Horses 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Lincoln Chafee became the fourth Democrat to throw his hat in the race for the party’s 2016 nomination on Wednesday, highlighting an eclectic list of priorities that included converting the U.S. to the metric system. What people are asking about Lincoln Chafee 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Previous congressional attempts to integrate the metric system include the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 and the 1988 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act, both of which were met by resistance by American consumers. Lincoln Chafee’s metric system endorsement thrills fans 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z In addition, even advocates for the metric system concede that American exceptionalism and its cultural identity are bad fits for a francophone international measurement system. The hidden history behind Lincoln Chafee's metric proposal 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z But mostly, I think, it was his suggestion that the United States adopt the metric system that swung me aboard the Chafee-in-’16 Express. Those who reject the metric system are miles behind Lincoln Chafee | Dave Bry 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The legislation would lead to ultimate adoption of the decimal-based system known as SI, a modernized version of the metric system used by all advanced industrial nations except the U.S. The Long, Tortuous History of the U.S. and the Metric System 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Chafee, a former governor and senator from Rhode Island, wants to convert the United States to the metric system. Today in Politics: All Eyes on Texas 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z But Mr. Hillger said his group’s biggest enemy is “inertia” and the fact that people don’t like to change, even if they don’t realize how much simpler the metric system is. Lincoln Chafee’s metric system endorsement thrills fans 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “We have this thing where the metric system is seen as un-American. It’s a really emotional issue for some people,” said Paul Trusten of the U.S. The hidden history behind Lincoln Chafee's metric proposal 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z The metric system is better because it’s clearer, and it makes math easier. Those who reject the metric system are miles behind Lincoln Chafee | Dave Bry 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Among his campaign motivations, he said Wednesday, is ending capital punishment, taking an "open-minded approach" to drug trafficking and moving the U.S. to the metric system. Chafee fills out field of Hillary Clinton's challengers 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Don’t American scientists already use the metric system? Today in Politics: All Eyes on Texas 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Hillger said he was surprised by Mr. Chafee’s stance, and acknowledged it’s been a long and arduous struggle trying to get Americans to, in his words, “complete” the switch to the metric system. Lincoln Chafee’s metric system endorsement thrills fans 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Virtually every other country in the world uses the metric system. The hidden history behind Lincoln Chafee's metric proposal 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z As Chafee pointed out, the United States is one of three countries in the entire world to eschew the metric system. Those who reject the metric system are miles behind Lincoln Chafee | Dave Bry 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The former Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat laid out an unusual set of priorities that emphasized strengthening the United Nations and converting America to the metric system. Lincoln Chafee comes out swinging at Hillary Clinton in 2016 speech 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Chafee is likely the only presidential candidate to endorse the metric system and equivocate on Isis. Lincoln Chafee: even on a metric ruler, campaign launch comes up a little short 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z In his announcement speech, he called for the US to move to the metric system and end capital punishment. Chafee to run as Democrat in 2016 US presidential election - BBC News 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Chafee framed his push for a switch to metric as a way for the U.S. to improve its status in a world where every country except Liberia and Myanmar uses the metric system. The hidden history behind Lincoln Chafee's metric proposal 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Chafee also endorsed moving the United States to the metric system. Lincoln Chafee Announces Presidential Run 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Chafee also called for America to embrace “internationalism” by adopting the metric system, saying it will help the U.S. economy. Lincoln Chafee announces 2016 bid for president 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Then the Rhode Island Democrat urged the United States to adopt the metric system. Lincoln Chafee: even on a metric ruler, campaign launch comes up a little short 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Using the metric system is the most accurate way to measure doses of medications in order to avoid an unintentional overdose. Child Medications Should Be Dosed In Metric Units--Not Spoonfuls 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z This new policy statement goes further, recommending exclusive use of the metric system, specifically milliliters with the abbreviation mL. Milliliter-Only Dosing Recommended for Kids' Meds 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Using the metric system of measurement, BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. BMI may not be the last word on health risks, some experts say 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z My generation of schoolkids was told a switch to the metric system was imminent. Why Won’t America Go Metric? 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Then again, as a onetime Republican who opposed the Iraq war and champions the metric system, Chafee doesn’t seem scared of an uphill battle. Lincoln Chafee: even on a metric ruler, campaign launch comes up a little short 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z For runners who don’t want to be encumbered by smartbands and chest straps, Hexoskin is a body metric system with several sensors woven into a shirt that measure heart rate, breathing, steps, pace and calories. Wearable Gear and Apps to Make Running Healthier, and a Lot More Fun 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z "There is a bit of fear about going beyond the U.S. — the language barriers, the metric system, finding a distributor overseas," said Brad McDearman, director of global special projects for the Brookings Metro Policy Program. Portland embraces 'green' image to boost exports 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z It also noted that the height converted to “1.79m-ish” in the metric system. Stephen Colbert Has a Mock Feud With Google Over Search Results 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z The head of the new Bureau of Standards put forth the metric system as a vital national interest. Why Won’t America Go Metric? 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Americans enjoy being outliers, and we never did manage to adopt the metric system. Who’s Buying J. Crew’s New XXXS Clothes? 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Adina, of Ohio, posted to nytimes.com Can we finally move to the metric system? Doctor Apologies, Contraceptives and H.I.V., Dosing Dangers, Mystery of Leprosy 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z It’s foreign; people who don’t speak English enjoy it; it employs the metric system, and liberals seem to like it. 6 worst right-wing moments of the week — Rush Limbaugh just keeps being racist 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z It is even, somehow, "like the metric system". World Cup fever really has hit America – Ann Coulter thinks football is socialist 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The 1880s imposition of the metric system in Brazil led to a full-scale uprising that lasted months. Why Won’t America Go Metric? 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Paul Jinks, Reading, Berkshire: Many years ago our company issued a directive that the metric system was now to be used for everything. Your great miscalculations 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The metric system had been introduced in revolutionary France in 1799. The Age of Steel: Mass Production of Metal Builds an Infrastructure 2014-02-16T15:00:00Z For example, he says, most of the nutrients are listed in grams, a basic unit of the metric system. FDA says nutrition facts label will get a makeover 2014-01-24T20:28:58Z Modern Europe uses the metric system because Napoleon wanted it so. The Dollar Will Never Fall to Bitcoin 2013-12-24T11:00:43Z The metric system is, quietly and behind the scenes, now the standard in most industries, with a few notable exceptions like construction. Why Won’t America Go Metric? 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z The Act did not include any hard requirements to actually transition to the metric system and so like solar panels on the White House, our conversion to metric was axed in the early 1980s. You know what the rest of the world has figured out? The metric system. It's time the US got on board. 2013-08-20T15:45:03.397Z Maybe we should also change the flag, and convert to the metric system! How the Craziest White House Petitions Would Affect the Economy 2013-04-03T13:30:00Z Scientists like the metric system partly for its simplicity—everything is based on powers of ten, which makes calculation easy—and partly for the elegance of its foundations. Measurement: Mass effect 2013-01-10T16:11:28Z The game is built for improvement, from its relentless metric systems to its daily feedback for your efforts. Opinionator: The Long Walk Home 2012-11-10T02:00:18Z The original metric system was developed in France during its revolution, and was so radically decimal that it divided the day into 10 hours. Why Won’t America Go Metric? 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Some of the issues the world is facing, like IFRS, may be adopted in the US about as soon as we adopt the metric system. We Don't Want To Be Too Small To Succeed For Those Too Big To Fail 2012-07-02T14:08:29Z Knowledge of the metric system for linear and square measure would perhaps, as an introduction to decimal fractions, more than save the time spent to learn it. The Psychology of Arithmetic 2012-03-31T02:00:28.817Z Distances and elevations here are recorded either in the metric system or in the English system, according to the system used on the labels of the specimens concerned. An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoac?n, M?xico 2012-03-24T02:00:18.660Z The metric system of weights and measures, adopted officially on the 1st of April 1897, has not supplanted the older Spanish standards in general use. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Jefferson rejected the metric system, however, because in origin he found it to be too French—which was saying something coming from the nation’s foremost Francophile. Why Won’t America Go Metric? 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z All difficulties it was thought could be obviated by adopting a florin of exactly 10 grms. weight, corresponding to the decimal metric system, and .945 fine. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z The bonds constituting knowledge of the metric system are now formed late in the pupil's course. The Psychology of Arithmetic 2012-03-31T02:00:28.817Z The metric system of weights and measures has been adopted, but the old Spanish standards remain in general use. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The repairman’s scale should be graduated both with the English system, in which the inches are divided into eighths, sixteenths, thirty-secondths and sixty-fourths, and also in the metric system, divided into millimeters and centimeters. Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair 2011-12-04T03:00:04.777Z “My mom never turned around, never reacted in any way, and my dad turned to me, didn’t miss a beat and said, ‘Whatever happened to the metric system?’ Magazine Preview: Teaching Good Sex 2011-11-16T18:58:39Z It was only gradually that in its totality of coins the French monetary system was made to conform to the metric system thus established. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z It was the native place of Lenoir, who invented the instrument which made possible the definite determination of the metric system of measurement. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z But in a country that rejected the metric system in the 1970s as un-American, the replacement of our archaic, dysfunctional and undemocratic electoral system is not going to happen soon. The best way to fight the two-party monopoly 2011-08-09T11:01:00Z Mr. Richard Grant White, writing in some newspaper or magazine in opposition to the proposed adoption of the metric system of weights and measures, had made an amusing blunder. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z Are these innovations more an aid to universality than adherence to the established calendar and era, or than the decimal system or the metric system which the civilized world has been striving to extend? Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Although the railways were different, the metric system prevailed as in the greater part of the globe. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z The metric system of weights and measures is the legal one. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Knowledge of the metric system became de rigueur as of 1868. The Choice: Remembering When College Was a Buyer's Bazaar 2011-03-31T22:33:53Z “This would be the biggest change in metrology since the metric system was introduced during the French Revolution,” Dr. Quinn said. S?vres Journal: Missing Micrograms Set a Standard on Edge 2011-02-12T19:20:21Z In part, that's because retailers are acutely aware of what could happen if the United States experiences a repeat of the botched attempt to convert to the metric system in the 1970s and early '80s. Lighting switch requires a change in mind-set 2011-01-30T23:29:01Z They are also furnished with metric system measurements, graduated and marked for centimeters and millimeters. Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) 2010-12-30T03:00:20.623Z Ironically, when the French invented the metric system in 1795, two years after they changed the calendar, they decimalised everything except time. 2010-01-15T08:50:00Z Similarly, in the metric system he cannot mentally compare two units, one of which is 1000 times the other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Abbreviate the common designations of weights and measures in the metric system, as well as other symbols of measurement in common use when following a numeral; 1 m., Abbreviations and Signs A Primer of Information about Abbreviations and Signs, with Classified Lists of Those in Most Common Use Consider it akin to trying to switch to the metric system, but on a smaller scale. Lighting switch requires a change in mind-set 2011-01-30T23:29:01Z They are also furnished extra wide so that both the English inch measurements as well as the metric system measurements may be put upon the same ribbon. Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) 2010-12-30T03:00:20.623Z The metric system is a system of weights and measures expressed in the decimal scale. Dietetics for Nurses Metric System.—The metric system was adopted in France at the end of the 18th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The metric system is the system of measurement of which the meter is the fundamental unit. The Style Book of The Detroit News Tonnages are given in the metric system, but for other measurements standard United States terminology has been used. Area Handbook for Romania Good taste is a thing that no French surveyor can secure with any refinement whatever of the metric system. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. The glass tube is marked with the fractions of inches, or of the metre if the metric system of measurements is used. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place The metric system is now in use in the greater part of the civilized world, but some of the measures retain the names of old disused measures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The metric system of weights and measures was introduced by law in 1884, but the old Spanish system is still in use. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The metric system has been used only for tonnages. Area Handbook for Albania All dimensions are expressed in the metric system. The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State Weights and Measures.—The metric system of weights and measures has been the legal standard in Colombia since 1857, but its use is confined almost exclusively to international trade. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The metric system of weights and measures is the legal standard in Chile, but the old Spanish standards are still widely used, especially in handling mining and farm produce. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" It may not be generally known that we have in the nickel five-cent piece of our coinage a key to the tables of the linear measures and weights of the metric system. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly With the change to the metric carat the pearl grain was correspondingly changed and its weight is now 1⁄4 of .200 g. = .05 g., as expressed in the metric system. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The height of the barometer is expressed in English inches Barometric readings. in England and America, but the metric system is used in all scientific work excepting in meteorology. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" But why is this so much worse than the French plan of which we have only the metric system and the decimal division of the angle left? A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II The metric system was invented to be a rational system, but the populace has insisted on dividing kilograms and liters into halves and quarters. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Any person, therefore, who is fortunate enough to own a five-cent nickel may be said to carry in his pocket the entire metric system of weights and measures. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The metric system of weights and measures is one in which the meter is the unit of measure. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois All the "unities" have been consistently outraged by a deliberate use of the English and metric systems side by side. On Laboratory Arts Meter: the standard of length in the metric system = 39.37 inches: see centimeter and millimeter. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology A Committee of the American Library Association agreed to a size-notation, figured below, adopting the metric system as the standard, to which we add the approximate equivalents in inches. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries One dinner-time he talked himself out on the possibilities of the metric system, and pictured the effects of a right angle with a hundred instead of ninety degrees. Pushed and the Return Push The length of ten meters in the metric system. Practical Mechanics for Boys Equally as fine gauges can be and are made for the inch as for the metric system, and the inch is decimally divided, but we require another decimal point to express our measurement. An Analysis of the Lever Escapement The weight of 1 cc. of water at its point of greatest density is the unit of weight in the metric system, namely, the gram. An Elementary Study of Chemistry The examination ended, quite properly for a teacher’s examination, with questions about history, literature, the metric system, etc., and with the recitation of a fable. The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale Bulgaria, like the neighbouring states of the Peninsula, has adopted the metric system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The length of one-tenth of a meter in the metric system. Practical Mechanics for Boys The metric system affords the basis for rational and definable rhythm, but "rhythm" itself does not enter into the proposition until differentiated factors are associated and opposed to each other. Lessons in Music Form A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors and Designs Employed in Musical Composition But they were not convinced, and will probably hold out until England adopts the metric system, on which occasion it is said that they will be prepared to adopt the Greenwich meridian. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer In the United States, as a sort of compromise between the avoirdupois and metric systems, a ton is taken as 2000 lbs. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. We are precisely in the condition in which we were years ago, when the French Institute determined that the basis of the metric system should be the one ten-millionth of the quadrant of the globe. International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings There would be absolutely no general confusion analogous to that following on a sudden change to phonetic spelling or the metric system, because nothing would be displaced. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar No wonder we are not allowed to have the metric system. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 4, 1917 This unit of weight has been generally replaced by those of the metric system. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century In the metric system the standard temperature is 4° C., for it is at this point that 1 c.c. of water weighs exactly 1 gram. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. So far as the Chair is informed, it would not be in order at this Conference to discuss a question of metric system. International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings The syllable is an even more integral and sonorous unit than in French, while quantity and stress are too uncertain to form the basis of a metric system. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech In the metric system, since the weight of a cubic centimetre of pure water is one gram, the density in grams per cubic centimetre has the same numerical value as the specific gravity. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing Then, besides, the amount of figuring is so much less in the metric system. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 They drafted many very useful measures, creating important colleges, establishing the metric system, &c. The Psychology of Revolution The work also contains copious historical notices on the metric system and on the initial meridian. International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings Though the metric system is the official system of measurement and is gradually coming into use, many of the older standards still prevail. Santo Domingo A Country with a Future It is a compromise of the mind between real sounds, the application of the metric system to the moving infinite. Jean-Christophe Journey's End One powerful reason for the adoption of the metric system different in character from the others is the ease of cheating by the old system. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Just as I have substituted the metric system for the old-time chaotic hodge-podge we once used, so I shall substitute English for Merucaan definitely inside of a few years. Darkness and Dawn For the small minority who will enter college, a thorough drill in the metric system is urged. School and Home Cooking It would be convenient, if we could follow the example of nearly all the other commercial nations, and use the metric system for all our weights and measures. Business Hints for Men and Women A similar phenomenon presents itself in connection with the metric system. Prolegomena Let us consider now for a little time the reasons why the metric system has not been accepted and adopted for use in the United States. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 The metric system, now universal, superseded the old-fashioned arbitrary standards, so prolific of mistakes and confusion, about a century ago. A journey in other worlds A romance of the future "Patients don't die then under the metric system?" said the Doctor. The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories Then all institutions of learning use the metric system exclusively whenever this is possible. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 There is one rational objection to the metric system and but one. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 For another reason the United States occupies an isolated position geographically, and our people do not come into personal contact with those in other countries using the metric system. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 And so it will be with the adoption of the metric system in the United States and Great Britain. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Here the plan is to begin with new unit constructions and new models, as automobiles using new machinery constructed in the integral units of the metric system. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Scientists are universally agreed as to the wisdom of the adoption of the metric system. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 In the metric system results always come out in units of the scale used. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 In 1904 an earnest effort was made again both in this country and Great Britain to have the metric system adopted for general use. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Men said the metric system would never be used outside of France; but it has come to be used all over the world. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 In conclusion it can be said that we started with the idea that the change to the metric system was needed for the sake of foreign commerce. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 If efficiency is to be the slogan, then the metric system must come no matter what obstacles stand in its way. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 The metric system of weights and measures was developed in France about 1800 and has come to be employed over all the civilized world except in the United States, Great Britain and Russia. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 No better means of sickening the American children with the metric system could have been devised. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 The metric system measures to millimeters or to a unit a trifle larger than a thirty-second of an inch. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 |
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