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The French National Assembly commissioned the Academy of Science to create the decimal based system of measurement in 1790.

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It was invented in France

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What country used the meter first?

France invented the metric system


If the metric system was invented in 70s how were bullet sizes measured before then?

The metric system was passed into law in France on August 1, 1793. What you're referring to is the standardisation of the International System of Units as the metric system (which actually occurred in the 1960s).


Which country designed the metric system?

France. The metric system was designed as a result of the French revolution


What year did the metric system get invented?

Sometime between the 16th and the 17th centuries.


Who found metric measures?

Dr. Alan J. Metri invented the Metric system in 1806, due to his unusual fascination with the number 10.


What inventions were invented between 1790 and 1799?

The cotton gin, interchangable parts, the metric system


What country calculated the meter?

The metric system (and thus the meter) were first established in France.


Is it true that The English system of measurement is based on powers of ten?

No it is not. It is the metric system invented by the French which based on powers of ten. And it is the Empirical system, not the English system.


What is a catchy slogan for the metric system?

THE METRIC SYSTEM WONDERLAND or THE WONDERS OF THE METRIC SYSTEM


When collecting data and doing experiment what system of measurement do most scientists use?

Metric system


Why was metric measurement invented?

why was metric measurements inveted


Who invented the meter of length?

Meter as a unit of length was not invented but introduced in accordance with international convention, in 1875. The idea of introducing the metric system originated in France in the 18th century.