While most of the rest of the world uses the metric system (formally known as the International System of Units, or SI), the United States uses the U.S. Customary System, which—fun fact—is ...

In the meantime, a new system of weights and measures, developed by French scientists following the Revolution of 1789, gained increasing international use. This metric system had as its fundamental ...

The metric system vs. imperial system debate has raged ... capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from the International Space Station Here's the Average Social Security Benefit ...

‘The metric system did not really catch on in the States ... It may help things on the International Space Station, too. But it would not, pace Chafee’s blasé claim, represent an ...

The rest of the international neighborhood works together ... terms of what is often called the Imperial, or English, system but which metric advocates derisively refer to as FFU (Fred Flintstone ...

Dr. Guillaume commences his report with an interesting account of some recent investigations which have been made at the International ... participating in the Metric Convention of May, 1875.

A nanometer (nm) is a unit of length in the metric system, defined as one billionth (10-9) of a meter (m). The meter is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), making the ...