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Metric units are units based on the metre, gram or second and decimal (power of ten) multiples or sub-multiples of these. According to Schadow and McDonald, [1] metric units, in general, are those units "defined 'in the spirit' of the metric system, that emerged in late 18th century France and was rapidly adopted by scientists and engineers.
Several units were used. Some units and legal equivalents are given below: 1 cuartillo (for wine) = 0.456 264 L 1 cuartillo (for oil) = 0.506 162 L 1 jarra = 18 cuartillos.
Its standardized value is 20.873 cm (8.2177 in) (9 pulgadas). Half of a palmo in Castile was called the coto, described as six fingers and defined as 10.4365 cm (4.10886 in). The ancient Romans had a similar, smaller unit called the palmus, which was 7.3925 cm (2.91043 in).
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The metre, kilogram, second system of units, also known more briefly as MKS units or the MKS system, [1] [2] [3] is a physical system of measurement based on the metre, kilogram, and second (MKS) as base units.
A moored training ship (MTS) is a United States Navy nuclear powered submarine that has been converted to a training ship for the Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) at Naval Support Activity Charleston in South Carolina. The Navy uses decommissioned nuclear submarines and converts them to MTSs to train personnel in the operation and maintenance ...
These are the first MTS Rapid buses in the MTS fleet, and are primarily used for Rapid route 235. These buses are currently being retired. 10 buses were sold to Santa Cruz METRO from 2023-2024. 1201–1218 2013 Kearny Mesa, Imperial Avenue These MTS Rapid buses are primarily used for Rapid route 215. 1301–1313 2015 Kearny Mesa
Guadalupe Rivera Saavedra (born January 30, 1972) [2] is a Mexican-American singer and songwriter. [3] [4] [5] In 2010, Rivera was awarded a Grammy Award for his album, Tu Esclavo y Amo. [6]