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yes he did and we still use it today :)

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Q: Did Napoleon invent the metric system?
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Did Napoleon Bonaparte create the metric system?

No.


What did the French invent?

metric system democracy


Did napoleon convert France to the Metric system?

yes


What system of measurement did France use under Napoleon I?

Metric


Who originated the metric system and when?

the metric sysytem of measurement started and popularized in England this is all about the metric equation


Did Napoleon invent the snares?

No he didnt


The metric system of measurement was developed in France during Napoleon's reign It is based on what multiplication factor?

Factor of ten


What did Napoleon invent?

He invented glass jars


How did France adopt the metric system?

The metric system was established in France in 1840 while Louis Philippe I was the monarch. It had been used during the French Revolution, but many still used the old units, which were reestablished by Napoleon in 1812.


Who was the person to first suggest the use of a metric system?

A few philosophers and scientists had proposed a decimal system earlier, but in 1790 the National Assembly of France asked the French Academy of Sciences to invent a standard system of weights and measures. The system they developed became the metric system and it was adopted by the French government in 1795.


What is a catchy slogan for the metric system?

THE METRIC SYSTEM WONDERLAND or THE WONDERS OF THE METRIC SYSTEM


Was the metric system used in Rome 80AD?

The short answer is 'no'. The metric system was invented and came came into use in the time of Napoleon in France, around 1800AD, and wasn't fully accepted until late in the nineteenth century. In Britain we still are trying hard to resist it!