History of The Metric System

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Science

 

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Jennifer J

 

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September 11, 2011

 

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The metric system was created during the time of the French Revolution. It was created during this point in time because after France broke lose from the reign of Louis XIV, the country no longer had to follow the confusing system of measure used by the king. France took this opportunity to make a system easier to understand and use...
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France took this opportunity to make a system easier to understand and use. Experimental results were then able to be shared helping different countries advance in technology. On June 22, 1799, the French developed the first two base units, the meter and the kilogram. The meter is one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the equator and is used for measuring length...
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