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Q: Who was the person who helped John Wilkins start the metric system?
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How has the metric system helped scientist?

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What nation created the metric system?

Only the US uses the metric system. Hope it helped :D


How metric system helped scientist?

All scientists use the metric unit of measurements because it is the most accurate.


How was the metric system of measurement developed what is it origin?

The system of 'universal measure' that would become the 'metric system' was first described by Bishop John Wilkins in London on Monday 1668 April 13. Wilkins system for 'universal measure' included almost all of the features of the modern 'metric system', specifically: * A universal standard of length * A simple relationship between length, volume, and mass * Multiplication and division of the standard units by 10s, 100s, and 1000s to give further smaller or larger units to be able to measure all things in the Universe. Later, Wilkins 'universal measure' was improved by others and it first became a legal system of measurement, in France, in the 1790s with influences from Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington from the USA. More information on this answer can be found at: http://www.metricationmatters.com/who-invented-the-metric-system.html and http://metricationmatters.com/docs/USAMetricSystemHistory.pdf Cheers, Pat Naughtin Geelong, Australia


What is a catchy slogan for the metric system?

THE METRIC SYSTEM WONDERLAND or THE WONDERS OF THE METRIC SYSTEM


What are my measurements in the metric system if I am 5 feet 2 inches tall and weigh 185 pounds?

If a person is 5 feet 2 inches tall they are 160 centimeters tall on the metric system. If they are 185 pounds they are 83.9 kilograms on the metric system.


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

Metric system


What is the birthplace of metric system?

in the metric system's hospital


What metric system is used around the world?

Most of the world uses the metric system for measurement. The main units used outside of the U.S.A. is the metric system or SI (System Internationale).


How has the metric system helped the scientific research?

The metric system was created to standardize measurements. In the past, measurements were based on abstract things like the size of an arm or the width of a horse. When these became subunits for each other, it got complicated. So the metric system bases everything on divisions of 100. It helped scientific research because (hopefully) everyone, everywhere uses it and different countries don't have to convert everything.


What measurement system does South Africa use?

How is the metric system use in America? How is the metric system use in Australia? How is the metric system use in Japan? How is the metric system use in Thailand? How is the metric system use in sweden? How is the metric system use in anywhere? Know the answer now?


What is the difference of english system to metric system?

The english system is the metric system. There is no difference.