Art Johnson and Kit Norris

January 2007, Volume 12, Issue 5, Page 228

Abstract:
Edited by Thomasenia Lott Adams. This article reviews the history of the metric system, from a proposal of a sixteenth-century mathematician to its implementation in Revolutionary France some 200 years later. Recent developments in the metric system are also discussed.

Classification:
Connections/Applications
Equity and Diversity
Multicultural
History
Measurement

Additional Keywords:
Mathematics history, measurement, connections, ethnomathematics/multiculturalism