Imperial units
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title:
Imperial units
text:
The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed through a series of Weights and Measures Acts and amendments. The imperial system developed from earlier English units as did the related but differing system of customary units of the United States. The imperial units replaced the Winchester Standards, which were in effect from 1588 to 1825. The system came into official
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System of measurements
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_units
date created:
2002-02-25T15:51:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T19:39:50Z
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