to share their data
Scientists use a common system of measurement because researchers need to replicate one anothers' experience and most experiments involve measurements. They need a common system of measurements to work simultaneuously and work together.
Scientists in all countries use the metric system.
The most common temperature measurement system in the US is Fahrenheit.
The common system of measurement in the US is the Imperial system. There was a bill for metrification of measurements that was passed by Congress, but it does not dictate how long the process should take.
Inches and feet is the most common U.S. Measurement system.
US system, or imperial system.
The US measurement system is based on the English system, or imperial units, though England has now long since converted to SI.
The Imperial System.
Tradition.
Because they are conservative. The rest of the world, apart form Burma and Liberia, have adopted the SI system because it is a far superior system of measurement but the US stubbornly does not view that as progress. Is that because it was not led by Americans, I wonder! US scientists have adopted it - and when NASA scientists did not, it led to the disaster of the Mars climate orbiter.
As I remember from grade school back in the 1960's I believe it was called: "Units and Standards" We refer to the U.S. measurement system today as the "Standard Measurement," "US Standard," "English Units," "US Customary Units," and "Imperial Units."
Cause its real
because they not want to