History of the metric system
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History of the metric system
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The history of the metric system began during the Age of Enlightenment with measures of length and weight derived from nature, along with their decimal multiples and fractions. The system became the standard of France and Europe within half a century. Other measures with unity ratios were added, and the system went on to be adopted across the world. The first practical realisation of the metric system came in 1799, during the French Revolution, after the existing system of measures had become im
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_metric_system
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2011-05-11T13:27:41Z
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2024-09-08T20:42:46Z
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