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  2. 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.

  3. Metrication in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States and the Metric System (LC 1136) nist.gov Archive.org; The Metric System in the United States Archived June 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine; A Metric America: A Decision Whose Time Has Come on nist.gov Archive.org; Metric Conversion Act of 1975 on nist.gov Archive.org; www.us-metric.org—U.S. Metric Association (mirror link)

  4. 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. [1]

  5. 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 ...

  6. Metrication - Wikipedia

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    Over time, the metric system has influenced the United States through international trade and standardisation. 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]

  7. United States Metric Board - Wikipedia

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    The United States Metric Board (USMB) was a United States government agency set up to encourage metrication. The United States Metric Board was commissioned by the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205d, enacted on December 23, 1975). The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 mandated the presidential appointment of seventeen members for the ...

  8. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    Countries using the metric (), imperial, and US customary systems as of 2019. United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories [1] since being standardized and adopted in 1832. [2]

  9. Metric system - Wikipedia

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    A notable outlier is the United States (US). Although used in some contexts, the US has resisted full adoption; continuing to use "a conglomeration of basically incoherent measurement systems". [2] Adopting the metric system is known as metrication.