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Direct linkAubrecht, Gordon J., II; French, Anthony P.; Iona, Mario – Physics Teacher, 2011
As all physicists know, all units are arbitrary. The numbering system is anthropocentric; for example, the Celsius scale of temperature has 100 degrees between the boiling point of water at STP and the freezing point of water. The number 100 is chosen because human beings have 10 fingers. The best units might be based on physical constants, for…
Descriptors: Metric System, Measurement Objectives, Measurement Techniques, Robustness (Statistics)
Download full textNational Bureau of Standards (DOC), Washington, DC. – 1971
As the 12th in a series of interim reports prepared for the United States Congress on the metric system, this study was authorized by law to reduce uncertainties concerning the issue of converting to metrication and to provide a better basis upon which the Congress may evaluate and resolve it. The testimony of over 230 nationally representative…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Consumer Education, Educational Needs, Industrial Education
