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  2. Metrication in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In science, metric use is essentially universal, though additional specialized units are often used for specific purposes in various disciplines (such as the parsec and light year in astronomy), consistent with worldwide use. Laboratories in the United States almost exclusively use the metric system and SI, such as the Celsius and Kelvin scales ...

  3. Metrication opposition - Wikipedia

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    The United States of America officially accepted the Metric System in 1878 but United States customary units remain ubiquitous outside the science and technology sector. The metric system has been largely adopted in Canada and Ireland, and partially adopted in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, without having fully displaced imperial units from all areas of life.

  4. Why the United States Doesn’t Use the Metric System - AOL

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    Have you ever noticed that the standard system of measurement tends to change when you exit the United States? Although English is used in many countries across the globe, when it comes to ...

  5. Metric Conversion Act - Wikipedia

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    The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by U.S. President Gerald Ford on December 23, 1975. [1] It declared the metric system "the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce", but permitted the use of United States customary units in all activities.

  6. System of units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, metric units are virtually always used in science, frequently in the military, and partially in industry. U.S. customary units are primarily used in U.S. households. At retail stores, the litre (spelled 'liter' in the U.S.) is a commonly used unit for volume, especially on bottles of beverages, and milligrams, rather than ...

  7. Metrication - Wikipedia

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    The use of the metric system was made legal as a system of measurement in 1866 [165] and the United States was a founding member of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in 1875. [166] The system was officially adopted by the federal government in 1975 for use in the military and government agencies, and as preferred system for trade ...

  8. Metric Act of 1866 - Wikipedia

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    The Metric Act of 1866, also known as the Kasson Act, is a piece of United States legislation that legally protected use of the metric system in commerce from lawsuit, and provided an official conversion table from United States customary units.

  9. Why doesn’t the US have more passenger trains? - AOL

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    Traveling by train is not entirely out of fashion in the US. Today, Amtrak is the main provider of intercity rail travel; the government-owned system runs on more than 21,400 miles of track and ...