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Links to other web-pages related to weights and measures.

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discussion groups, off-topic, anti-metric).

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Official websites (governments etc.)

The official website of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) http://www.bipm.fr/	All the information, from the authoritative source.
Website of the US National Institute for Standards and Technology about units and constants http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/index.html	Great reference for constants of nature.
The British Department of Trade and Industry (dti) on metrication http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/metric.htm	Includes many historical reports on metrication in Britain.
The German Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) as the guardian of units http://www.ptb.de/en/wegweiser/einheiten/_index.html	Interesting, detailed and accurate information.
The British National Physical Laboratory (NPL) http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/publications	Interesting, detailed and accurate information including historical developments.

Unit dictionary and conversion websites

How Many? – A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html

Excellent encyclopaedic resource by Russ Rowlett.

A Dictionary of Units

http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm

Excellent compendium for the accurate conversion of units by Frank Tapson.

Associations dedicated to the metric system

Official site of the UK Metric Association (UKMA) http://www.metric.org.uk	Private association dedicated to the metric conversion in Great Britain.
Official site of the U.S. Metric Association (USMA) http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/	Private association dedicated to the metric conversion in the USA.
Gene's Measurements and Weather Page http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Gene_Nygaard	Gene Nygaard’s Site discussing some aspects of weights and measures. Mass vs. weight, hectopascals, historical developments, weather.
One metre – Canada’s metric website by Gregory Peterson http://members.shaw.ca/gw.peterson/metric.html	Site discussing the metric conversion in Canada.
Metric Methods – Metrication Consultant Services http://www.metricmethods.com/	Commercial site of metrication consultant James Frysinger in the USA.

Private websites with information about measures

SI Navigator http://metric1.org	Good webpage with lots of links, arranged in sections. Makes finding information about measures very easy.
UK Metrication website http://www.ukmetrication.com	Well-designed webpage with lots of information and arguments for a complete metrication in Britain.
Metric 4 US http://www.metric.4us.com	Great page with lots of detailed arguments for completing the transition to metric in the USA. Also includes a unit conversion calculator.
KryssTal – The Metric System http://www.krysstal.com/metric.html	Kryss Katsiavriades’ pages with lots of information about physics and data about metric.
Jacques J. Proot on the metric system http:\\users.aol.com/jackproot/met	Interesting page from Canada.
Commerce Standards (Common Weights and Measures for Traffic) http://www.weights-and-measures.com	A collection of detailed information about historical units from 1826 and before.

Discussion groups

Have a look at the group ‘misc.metric-system’!

http://www.google.com/groups

Any questions about weights and measures? The Usenet discussion group misc.metric-system is the place to go! Includes an excellent set of FAQs.

Other relevant discussion groups are: alt.sci.physics; comp.std.internat; sci.answers; ski.chem; sci.engr.civil; sci.engr.mech; sci.math; sci.misc; sci.physics

Slightly off-topic

International Standard Paper Sizes http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html	Excellent website about paper sizes by Markus Kuhn. Everything you wanted to know about standard paper sizes!
A Summary of the International Standard Date and Time Notation http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html	Excellent website about the standards of time and date formats by Markus Kuhn.
IDFC - International Date Format Campaign http://www.saqqara.demon.co.uk/datefmt.htm	Steve Adam’s laudable campaign to reduce confusion about date formats.
Date and Time Formats http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/datefmts.htm	J.R. Stockton explaining time and date formats for computer and internet users and programmers.
Official page of the Unicode Consortium http://www.unicode.org	All characters, all alphabets.
IT and communication from Jukka Korpela http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/index.html	Helpful information about the Internet, character issues and Unicode, international norms and standards.
Help for World Travellers http://kropla.com	Reliable information about voltages, frequencies, electrical plugs, TV standards and telephone standards for most countries.

Websites dedicated to keeping or re-introducing non-metric measures.

Some of these websites are highly interesting and contain fascinating details and historical information. They also give a very good insight into the issues arising when changing from one measurement system into another.

However, one of word of warning: some of these websites are not very stimulating intellectually. Many arguments are along the lines of “I have used imperial units for all my life and they seem more natural to me. Therefore, they must be better.” This is akin to saying that one is more familiar with things one is accustomed to and less accustomed to new things.

Other arguments seem like more or less successful attempts in self-justification for a particular personal like or dislike.

Please be aware that, especially in Britain, the issue of measurement units is sometimes of interest to particular political groups. These groups are usually not interested in a fair discussion of pro and cons, or in the dissemination of accurate information. Measures are thus sometimes used as a vehicle for political goals.

Please judge for yourself. I think it is only fair for both sides to have a word.

British Weights And Measures Association (BWMA) http://members.aol.com/footrule/index.html	Association that campaigns for the keeping and re-introduction of imperial measures in Britain.
English Weights And Measures http://home.clara.net/brianp/index.html	Good compendium of historic English units.
Freedom To Measure http://freedom2measure.org/	US website arguing that the metric system is threatening American values and heritage.
Inch Perfect http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/estatopia/inch.htm	Some arguments against metric by John Douglas.
Weights And Measures http://www.shaunf.dircon.co.uk/shaun/metrology/metrology.htm	Some information about archaic units and arguments against metric.
Metric Sucks http://www.metricsucks.com/	Funny!

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