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History Of Measurement

History Of Measurement. By: Heath Harper & Alec Thomas. Introduction.

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History Of Measurement

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  1. History Of Measurement By: Heath Harper & Alec Thomas

  2. Introduction Measurement is a necessary part of everyday life. Measurement is used to describe the characteristics of things like size, volume, etc. Without proper measurements in the world, there would be a much bigger difficulty in describing objects. In this presentation, you will learn about measurement’s history and it’s importance in today’s world.

  3. The First Measurements The first civilization to have a form of measurement system, was Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley and Elam. The most impressive of all being the Indus Valley who had very good accuracy in there mass length and time.

  4. The Length of the Foot It has been recorded, that the length of the, “foot,” was based on the length of the actual human foot, around the time of the roman empire.

  5. The Origin of the Metric System The French Academy of Science created the metric system to alleviate the problems of confusion of measurement between countries.

  6. Treaty of the Meter The Treaty of the Meter, was an agreement between 20 countries that enabled the usage of the metric system in international matters.

  7. Origin of the Meter Soon after the French Revolution, the French Academy of Science chose the length of the meter to be equal to one-one millionth of the length of the Meridian through Paris from pole to the equator. The meter was later changed in 1983 to be the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1/229, 792, 458ths of a second.

  8. The Metric Act of 1866 The Metric Act of 1866 officially recognized the use of the metric system in the U.S. This made it so that we could communicate with other countries in trade better.

  9. Early tools Many of the early tools used by ancient civilizations were mainly body parts, such as the hand, foot, torso, and forearm.

  10. Major Blunders!!! Satellite

  11. Conclusion Standardized units of measure are important to scientists, because they allow scientists to accurately describe the size or other characteristics of something to other scientists and people. Standard units of measuring are also helpful for engineers for the same reasons. The meter is the most used unit of measurement in engineering due to its simplicity and average size.

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