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Is the inch defined in centimeters?

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GregorS

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13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Yes in the 1920's C. E. Johansson then working for Ford in Dearborn MI Had to establish a size for the I2nch" used by British and American industry in order to make his guage blocks. This he did and set the inch equal to 2.5400 cm. (resolution 1 micrometer).

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