A Metric America: A Decision Whose Time Has Come (Classic Reprint)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Forgotten Books, 2017
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Print on Demand. This book assesses the consequences and potential benefits of the United States adopting the metric system under a coordinated national program. The study's authors consider the insights of experts and the public, whose perspectives they sought through hearings and surveys. A key element of the book is the contrast between the metric system and the Customary system currently used in the U.S. The authors present the advantages and disadvantages of both systems in terms of logic, convenience, and ease of use. Additionally, the book delves into the historical context of the metric system, discussing its development and implementation in other countries over the past two centuries. This examination of the past and present use of measurement systems in the U.S. and abroad provides a unique perspective on the potential impact of metrication on American society. The author concludes that while the U.S. is likely to adopt the metric system eventually, a planned and cooperative approach will be necessary to minimize disruption and maximize the benefits of this transition. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Título
- A Metric America: A Decision Whose Time Has Come (Classic Reprint)
- Autor
- Daniel V. De Simone
- Editorial
- Forgotten Books
- Año de publicación
- 2017
- Estado
- New
- Tipo de libro
- print-on-demand item
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 10
- 1527937267
- ISBN 13
- 9781527937260
- Catálogos de vendedores
- Audits and Surveys
In 1821 Adams did give serious attention to the metric system as an alternative for adoption. Yet, although he believed it approached the ideal perfection of uniformity applied to weights and measures, he rejected it because he felt that the time was not right for it. Most of our trade was with inch-pound England, and the metric system was not even firmly established in France, let alone the rest of the world. Better to wait, he pointed out, until a uniform international measurement system could be worked out.
Adams' conditions have now been met: the world has committed itself to the metric system, and even in the United States its use is increasing. For America, it is a decision whose time has come.
Three years ago the Congress asked for a sweeping investigation of the metric question (see inside front cover), because it sensed that the world trend toward metric called for a new assessment. The investigation progressed over a dozen different avenues involving public hearings, supplemented by surveys on international trade, business and industry, education, national security - almost every activity in our society.
This volume evaluates and distills all of that, and also covers what has been learned from the British, who are just past the midpoint of their metric changeover period; the Australians, who are beginning theirs; the Canadians, who have decided to go metric, too; the Japanese, who finished conversion ten years ago; and the thousands of individuals who spoke and corresponded with us during the course of the u.s. Metric Study.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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In 1821 Adams did give serious attention to the metric system as an alternative for adoption. Yet, although he believed it approached the ideal perfection of uniformity applied to weights and measures, he rejected it because he felt that the time was not right for it. Most of our trade was with inch-pound England, and the metric system was not even firmly established in France, let alone the rest of the world. Better to wait, he pointed out, until a uniform international measurement system could be worked out.
Adams' conditions have now been met: the world has committed itself to the metric system, and even in the United States its use is increasing. For America, it is a decision whose time has come.
Three years ago the Congress asked for a sweeping investigation of the metric question (see inside front cover), because it sensed that the world trend toward metric called for a new assessment. The investigation progressed over a dozen different avenues involving public hearings, supplemented by surveys on international trade, business and industry, education, national security - almost every activity in our society.
This volume evaluates and distills all of that, and also covers what has been learned from the British, who are just past the midpoint of their metric changeover period; the Australians, who are beginning theirs; the Canadians, who have decided to go metric, too; the Japanese, who finished conversion ten years ago; and the thousands of individuals who spoke and corresponded with us during the course of the u.s. Metric Study.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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