This metric system had as its fundamental unit of length the meter, defined to be a small fraction of the length of a meridian of the earth. Other units of length were decimal multiples or fractions ...

The modern metric system, called the Syst me International d Unit s (or the International System of Units in English), was finalized in its current form by international agreement in 1960 and is the ...

Even though most of the world population couldn’t tell you what room or body temperature is in Fahrenheit, there are some places on this globe where this unit is still in common use. For people ...

NARRATOR: The metric system is a way of measuring things. So with length, the metric measurements are millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres. A stamp, would be measured in millimetres.

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A recent Rainbow Brite TV series, which debuted in 2014, followed the adventures of an 8-year-old girl and was voiced by Emily Osment. Molly Ringwald played the Dark Princess, while Marcus Toji ...

or among units of length, volume and weight. In other words, the French introduced not only national standards, but a system of standards. It survives today as the metric system.