The metric and imperial systems coexist due to historical reasons, rather than any difference in accuracy or usefulness. The metric system was developed in 18th-century France as a rational ...

The imperial system, and at least 4,000 years of rule by hereditary monarchs, came to an abrupt end. Throughout history there have been numerous other moments, in China and elsewhere, when “the ...

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The imperial system has its roots in the complex and varied systems of measurement used in Britain before standardization. Formalized in 1824, it drew from Roman, Anglo-Saxon, and medieval practices.

However, there are still times when he has to use Imperial. By the early ’80s, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan torpedoed Ford’s Metric Act and the Metric Board as a cost-cutting measure.

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Those of us here in the United States are used to measuring various physical attributes with the imperial measurement system, which includes feet, inches, gallons, and so on. This system is still ...