The metric system
Web Feet summary: This is part of a larger site called How Many?: A Dictionary of Units and Measurement. Here you'll find a short history of the metric system with links to definitions of terms and scientific information. You can access definitions and diagrams for the International System of Units and a metric dictionary page as well. The author also discusses reasons why the metric system has not been adopted in the United States and only partially adopted in Britain
Computer Program, English, [2001]-
University of North Carolina, [Chapel Hill, N.C.], [2001]-