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... practices . Such an explanation is provided in appendix 4 for the reader who is not already familiar with the subject of en- gineering standards . Rapidly developing events and trends that have come to light in the course of the Metric ...
... practices . Such an explanation is provided in appendix 4 for the reader who is not already familiar with the subject of en- gineering standards . Rapidly developing events and trends that have come to light in the course of the Metric ...
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... practices is not a one - way street . U.S. technology and practices are adopted in the industrial life of every nation on earth , at least to some degree . Thus , we must distin- guish very carefully between changes in measurement ...
... practices is not a one - way street . U.S. technology and practices are adopted in the industrial life of every nation on earth , at least to some degree . Thus , we must distin- guish very carefully between changes in measurement ...
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... practice , of course , scientists and engineers are multi - lingual . That is , we use many different systems of measurement units interchange- ably , creating and adapting each to the needs of specialized fields of re- search . That ...
... practice , of course , scientists and engineers are multi - lingual . That is , we use many different systems of measurement units interchange- ably , creating and adapting each to the needs of specialized fields of re- search . That ...
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... practices of the domi- nant participants in international standards negotiations . The chapters that follow show the nature of these developments , their in- teresting but secondary dependence upon metrication , their rapidity of ...
... practices of the domi- nant participants in international standards negotiations . The chapters that follow show the nature of these developments , their in- teresting but secondary dependence upon metrication , their rapidity of ...
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... practices or technology of each participating nation.5 Incompatibilities of this kind arise naturally out of the standards process itself and are not necessarily an artificial restraint on trade . However , the use of standards can be ...
... practices or technology of each participating nation.5 Incompatibilities of this kind arise naturally out of the standards process itself and are not necessarily an artificial restraint on trade . However , the use of standards can be ...
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activities adaptation Administration adoption of metric agencies annual cost increase Anticipated Impact Area of National Assumption II Bureau of Standards Center changeover Commerce conversion cost impacts customary system customary units dards Department Development disadvantages Division dual dimensioning equipment estimates expects export Federal Federal Aviation Administration foreign Government Health Service Impacts of Metrication increasing metric usage increasing worldwide indicate industry Internal Operations Laboratory manufacturers measurement system measuring devices ment meter metric engineering standards metric measurement units metric system metric units Metric-Based Engineering Standards National Bureau National Responsibility Nationally Planned Program package Packaging and Labeling percent post-transition period Present Metric Usage problems program to increase questionnaire Research respondents anticipate safety scales specifications stan Statistics Survey technical Technology tion tional trade transition period transportation U.S. customary U.S. customary units U.S. Metric Study U.S. Postal Service units and engineering units of measurement weights and measures worldwide and domestic
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