Episode 2 of 3
Legal Definitions and Tables
- When
- 1866
- Where
- United States
- Part of
- Metric Act of 1866
The Act established official conversion tables from customary units and defined the metric system for legal use.
The Act included a now-obsolete definition of the metric system and tables of units. These tables provided official conversions from United States customary units, which had been standardized in 1832. The legislation legally protected the use of the metric system in commerce from lawsuit.
Sources
- Metric Act of 1866 Wikipedia, revision of 2024-12-27
- United States customary units Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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