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41Metrication opposition — The spread of metrication around the world in the last two centuries has been met with both support and opposition. All countries except Burma (Myanmar), Liberia, and the United States of America have officially adopted the metric system,[1]… …
42Gabriel Mouton — (1618 ndash; 28 September 1694) was a French abbot and scientist. He was a doctor of theology from Lyon, but was also interested in mathematics and astronomy. His 1670 book, the Observationes diametrorum solis et lunae apparentium , came to form… …
43Belgium — /bel jeuhm/, n. a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 10,203,683; 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Cap.: Brussels. French, Belgique /bel zheek /; Flemish, België /bel khee euh/. * * * Belgium Introduction Belgium Background …
44Jurij Vega — Infobox Person name=Jurij Vega caption= quotation= birth date=birth date|1754|3|23|mf=y birth place=Zagorica near Dolsko, Slovenia dead=dead death date=death date and age|1802|9|26|1754|3|23|mf=y death place=Nußdorf near Vienna, Austria Baron… …
45National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality — The National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) is a Brazilian federal autarchy, linked to MDIC, the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Commerce. In Brazil, certification bodies must be accredited… …
46metricsystem — metric system n. A decimal system of units based on the meter as a unit length, the kilogram as a unit mass, and the second as a unit time. See table at measurement. * * * …
47Metrication in the United Kingdom — The metric and imperial systems of measurement are used side by side in the United Kingdom: Eurostar s design speed is cited both as 300 km/h [1] and as 186 mph .[2] Metrication in the United Kingdom is the pr …
48Metrication — A speedometer used in American and British cars, showing the speed of the vehicle in miles per hour (outer, in white) and kilometres per hour (inner, in red) for Canadian[1] vehicles the locations are reversed …
49List of unusual units of measurement — For units of measure primarily used in countries where English is not the main language, see the article specific to that country, a list of which can be found in the systems of measurement article. An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of… …
50Binary prefix — Prefixes for bit and byte multiples Decimal Value SI 1000 k kilo 10002 M mega …
