Metric system (Simple English Wikipedia)

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Reisman, Lisa (16 August 2011). "Not So Fast, Comac: C919 is DOA, But Boeing and Airbus Duopoly Dead Anyway". MetalMiner. Azul Partners. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2013.

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"Guidance Position Statement: Metrication" (PDF). Washington DC: American Public WOrks Association. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Problems cited include the cost of conversion ...

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

Hallock, William; Wade, Herbert T (1906). "Outlines of the evolution of weights and measures and the metric system". London: The Macmillan Company. pp. 66–69.
Alder (2004). The Measure of all Things – The Seven-Year-Odyssey that Transformed the World. Abacus. ISBN 978-0-349-11507-8.
"untitled". The London Gazette (26968): 3135–37. 20 May 1898.
Page 3135, Page 3136, page 3137

bipm.org (Global: 1,781^st place; Simple English: 678^th place)

International Bureau of Weights and Measures (2006), The International System of Units (SI) (PDF) (8th ed.), p. 121, ISBN 92-822-2213-6
International Bureau of Weights and Measures (2006), The International System of Units (SI) (PDF) (8th ed.), pp. 111–120, ISBN 92-822-2213-6
International Bureau of Weights and Measures (2006), The International System of Units (SI) (PDF) (8th ed.), p. 109, ISBN 92-822-2213-6
International Bureau of Weights and Measures (2006), The International System of Units (SI) (PDF) (8th ed.), ISBN 92-822-2213-6
Mills, Ian (27 September 2010). "Draft Chapter 2 for SI Brochure, following redefinitions of the base units" (PDF). BIPM. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
"The Kingdom of the Netherlands". BIPM.
"The United States of America". International Bureau of Weights and Measures. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". International Bureau of Weights and Measures. Retrieved 26 February 2014.

bluetoad.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

Greenslade, Joe (July 2012). "Why Specify ISO Standards For Metric Fasteners?". American Fastener Journal. Scotsdale, Arizona: 48–55. ISSN 1064-3834. Retrieved 16 August 2013. The decision by General Motors, FORD, and Chrysler to adopt the metric system of measurement in design impacted all industrialized countries in the world. The car manufacturers wanted to be able to source products anywhere in the world and have the components be compatible regardless of where the parts were made, purchased or assembled.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; Simple English: 4^th place)

Judson, Lewis V (Oct 1963). Weights and measures standards of the United States: a brief history. NBS Special publication 447. Washington, DC: National Bureau of Standards. pp. 14–16. 76-600055. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
Velkar, Aashish (2012). Markets and Measurements in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-107-02333-8.
Tavernor, Robert (2007). Smoot's Ear: The Measure of Humanity. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12492-7.
Page, Chester H; Vigoureux, Paul, eds. (20 May 1975). The International Bureau of Weights and Measures 1875 - 1975: NBS Special Publication 420. Washington, D.C.: National Bureau of Standards. p. 244.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

Wang, Ming; Pittman, Roy (6 August 2008). "Resveratrol Content in Seeds of Peanut Germplasm Quantified by HPLC". Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization. 7 (1). United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service: 80–83. doi:10.1017/S1479262108048247. S2CID 85572443. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

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Smith, David (Summer 1995). "Metric Conversion: How Soon?". Public Roads. 59 (1). United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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"The Metric System in the U.S." 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

ecb.int (Global: 6,703^rd place; Simple English: 4,095^th place)

"€ - our money - Common sides". European Central Bank. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-17.

europa.eu (Global: 62^nd place; Simple English: 106^th place)

eur-lex.europa.eu

"Directive 1999/94/EC relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars". Official Journal of the European Communities. European Parliament and of the Council. Annex II, section 2. 13 December 1999. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

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Halls, Steven B.; Hanson, John (2008). "Men's Weight Chart". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
Halls, Steven B.; Hanson, John (2008). "Child Growth Charts of height weight and body mass index". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-17.

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Harmer, S.W.; Rezgui, N.; Bowring, N.; Luklinska, Z.; Ren, G. "Determination of the Complex Permittivity of Textiles and Leather in the 14-40 GHz, mm wave band using a Free-W ave Transmittance Only Method" (PDF). IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation: 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-08.

jstor.org (Global: 23^rd place; Simple English: 32^nd place)

Zeiter, William (January 1978). "A Progress Report on U.S. Metrication - Will Timely State Adoption of a Metric Conversion Implementation Act Save Us From a Troubled Conversion Effort?". The Business Lawyer. 33 (22): 641–692. JSTOR 40685853.

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Barbrow, Louis E.; Judson, Lewis V. (October 1963) [March 1976]. "7. The Mendenhall Order". Weights and Measures Standards of the United States: A brief history – NBS Special Publication 447 (PDF). US Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards. pp. 16–20. LCCN 76-600055. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

london-gazette.co.uk (Global: 4,150^th place; Simple English: 2,241^st place)

"untitled". The London Gazette (26968): 3135–37. 20 May 1898.
Page 3135, Page 3136, page 3137

nationthailand.com (Global: 3,753^rd place; Simple English: 2,678^th place)

"US leaves the world puzzled by dragging its feet on metric system". The Nation Thailand. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2023-01-28.

nist.gov (Global: 708^th place; Simple English: 401^st place)

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"NIST Handbook 44 – Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices" (PDF). National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). 2013. Appendix C. General Table of Units of Measurement. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
McCracken, James B., ed. (October 1999). "U.S. Manufacturers with products conforming to metric standards: An analysis" (PDF). Gaithersburg, MD: NIST. NIST GCR 99-783. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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"The Treaty of the Meter". National Institute of Standards and Technology. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

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"Photo of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sevres". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

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Barbrow, Louis E.; Judson, Lewis V. (October 1963) [March 1976]. "7. The Mendenhall Order". Weights and Measures Standards of the United States: A brief history – NBS Special Publication 447 (PDF). US Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards. pp. 16–20. LCCN 76-600055. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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"Oxford Dictionaries". Archived from the original on 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2014-07-29.

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"Decree on weights and measures". 7 April 1795. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013. Gramme, le poids absolu d'un volume d'eau pure égal au cube de la centième partie du mètre , et à la température de la glace fondante. English translation: "Gramme: the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of the meter, at the temperature of melting ice."

semanticscholar.org (Global: 15^th place; Simple English: 11^th place)

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Wang, Ming; Pittman, Roy (6 August 2008). "Resveratrol Content in Seeds of Peanut Germplasm Quantified by HPLC". Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization. 7 (1). United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service: 80–83. doi:10.1017/S1479262108048247. S2CID 85572443. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

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Wolfgang Appell (2002). Königreich Frankreich [Kingdom of France] (in German). Degener. ISBN 3-7686-1036-5. Website based on Alte Meß und Währungssysteme aus dem deutschen Sprachgebiet. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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"White Paper on Metrication (1972) – Summary and Conclusions" (PDF). London: Department of Trade and Industry Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate. para 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2014-02-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"White Paper on Metrication (1972): Summary and Conclusions (para 100)" (PDF). London: Department of Trade and Industry Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate. 1972. §100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2014-02-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"Final Report of the Metrication Board (1980)" (PDF). London: Department of Trade and Industry Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2014-02-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Paice, Robin (2014). Still a mess - The continuing failure of UK measurement policy (PDF). UK Metric Association. Apopendix B - The UKMA/YouGov survey: tabulations. ISBN 978-0-9552351-1-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2014-02-28.

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Wang, Ming; Pittman, Roy (6 August 2008). "Resveratrol Content in Seeds of Peanut Germplasm Quantified by HPLC". Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization. 7 (1). United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service: 80–83. doi:10.1017/S1479262108048247. S2CID 85572443. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

"Oxford Dictionaries". Archived from the original on 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
"The Metric System in the U.S." 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
"Decree on weights and measures". 7 April 1795. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013. Gramme, le poids absolu d'un volume d'eau pure égal au cube de la centième partie du mètre , et à la température de la glace fondante. English translation: "Gramme: the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of the meter, at the temperature of melting ice."
Harmer, S.W.; Rezgui, N.; Bowring, N.; Luklinska, Z.; Ren, G. "Determination of the Complex Permittivity of Textiles and Leather in the 14-40 GHz, mm wave band using a Free-W ave Transmittance Only Method" (PDF). IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation: 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
Halls, Steven B.; Hanson, John (2008). "Men's Weight Chart". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
Halls, Steven B.; Hanson, John (2008). "Child Growth Charts of height weight and body mass index". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
"The Treaty of the Meter". National Institute of Standards and Technology. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
"Photo of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sevres". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
"NIST Handbook 44 – Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices" (PDF). National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). 2013. Appendix C. General Table of Units of Measurement. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Wolfgang Appell (2002). Königreich Frankreich [Kingdom of France] (in German). Degener. ISBN 3-7686-1036-5. Website based on Alte Meß und Währungssysteme aus dem deutschen Sprachgebiet. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
Barbrow, Louis E.; Judson, Lewis V. (October 1963) [March 1976]. "7. The Mendenhall Order". Weights and Measures Standards of the United States: A brief history – NBS Special Publication 447 (PDF). US Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards. pp. 16–20. LCCN 76-600055. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
Smith, David (Summer 1995). "Metric Conversion: How Soon?". Public Roads. 59 (1). United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
Reisman, Lisa (16 August 2011). "Not So Fast, Comac: C919 is DOA, But Boeing and Airbus Duopoly Dead Anyway". MetalMiner. Azul Partners. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
"Guidance Position Statement: Metrication" (PDF). Washington DC: American Public WOrks Association. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Problems cited include the cost of conversion ...
"White Paper on Metrication (1972) – Summary and Conclusions" (PDF). London: Department of Trade and Industry Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate. para 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2014-02-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"White Paper on Metrication (1972): Summary and Conclusions (para 100)" (PDF). London: Department of Trade and Industry Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate. 1972. §100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2014-02-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"Final Report of the Metrication Board (1980)" (PDF). London: Department of Trade and Industry Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2014-02-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Paice, Robin (2014). Still a mess - The continuing failure of UK measurement policy (PDF). UK Metric Association. Apopendix B - The UKMA/YouGov survey: tabulations. ISBN 978-0-9552351-1-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2014-02-28.

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Greenslade, Joe (July 2012). "Why Specify ISO Standards For Metric Fasteners?". American Fastener Journal. Scotsdale, Arizona: 48–55. ISSN 1064-3834. Retrieved 16 August 2013. The decision by General Motors, FORD, and Chrysler to adopt the metric system of measurement in design impacted all industrialized countries in the world. The car manufacturers wanted to be able to source products anywhere in the world and have the components be compatible regardless of where the parts were made, purchased or assembled.

Metric system (Simple English Wikipedia)

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