Cites the need for an examination of ways in which we can teach the theory and practice of decimal notation so that its operational facility is a genuine advantage. (Editor/GB)

The eventual conversion to the metric system and implications of this change are discussed. (CP)

Lists official SI units, temporarily accepted non-SI units, accepted non-SI units, and multipliers for SI units. (MLH)

SI units of work, force, and energy are identified. (BB)

A summary of a survey on problems of conversion to SI units and its effect on the teaching of chemistry is presented. (Author/BB)

A table lists the following quantities in imperial units, old metric units, and SI units: mass, force, energy, torque, power, pressure, temperature, thermal conductivity, frequency, dynamic viscosity, and kinematic viscosity. (MLH)

A revision is given of the National Bureau of Standards guidelines in the use of the International System of Units (SI) in Bureau issuances, publications, and reports. (MN)

Discusses the connection between intuition and man's senses, how the science of measurement has extended man's senses, and the close relationship of physics to the physical environment. (Author/CP)

Describes additions and changes to the official SI (International System) of units, including two new prefixes, exa and peta, and two new units, becquerel as a unit for activity, and gray as a unit for joules per kilogram. (MLH)

A history of measurement systems is presented. Topics discussed include standardization of units, invention of means for weighing, evolution and international adoption of the metric system. A chart of the modernized metric system is included. (Author/DB)

This booklet is written for the non-technical person and is oriented around the needs of everyday life. The relative size of metric units of measure is illustrated through common and familiar objects. This informal approach provides an introduction to units of distance measure, volume, weight, and temperature in the metric system. Part II of this…

This report evaluates and distills the findings of the United States Metric Study in which thousands of individuals, firms and organized groups, representative of our society, participated. On the basis of all the evidence marshalled in the Study, the report concludes that the United States should change to the metric system through a coordinated…