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From: [email protected]: [email protected]: [USMA:42231] Who invented the metric system? And when did they do it?Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:24:29 +1100Dear All, Over the years, I have had a number of enquiries along the lines of: 'Who invented the metric system? And when did they do it?' Usually these have come from students who are running late to hand in an assignment for their school or college. Here is a sample question that I found on Yahoo (I have lightly edited the spelling and punctuation): When and who invented the metric system? I need a definite answer! I've been looking around for a while and I still can't find a definite answer on who invented it and when it was invented. I've already tried wikipedia, so please don't tell me to try it, or to google it. It always comes up with different answers. Over the last few days I have had a chance to check the internet resources on how this question is asked and how it is answered and I was not impressed with what I found. The questioner above was correct — the internet came up with many different answers to what seems to be a very simple question. I guessed that there must be many frustrated students (and perhaps teachers) who try to answer this question so I decided to write an answer to this question and to post it on the website at metrication matters website at http://www.metricationmatters.com/who-invented-the-metric-system.html I would appreciate any thoughts and comments you might have to improve this answer. Cheers and Happy New Year to you all, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_howitworks_012009
