| Description: | Kit issued by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards containing materials regarding conversion to the metric system of measurement. The kit includes a letter of introduction; an order form; two plastic cards printed with rulers and conversion information; and four booklets that discuss how the metric system is different from the English system of measurement, why America should switch, and reference materials for converting. |
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| Creator(s): | United States. National Bureau of Standards. |
| Location(s): | United States |
| Creation Date: | [1977?] |
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| Collection(s): |
Technical Report Archive and Image Library
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Total Uses: 35
Past 30 days: 4
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Publisher Name: U.S. National Bureau of Standards
Publisher Info: Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards
Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
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| Original Creation Date: | [1977?] | |
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| Description: | Kit issued by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards containing materials regarding conversion to the metric system of measurement. The kit includes a letter of introduction; an order form; two plastic cards printed with rulers and conversion information; and four booklets that discuss how the metric system is different from the English system of measurement, why America should switch, and reference materials for converting. |
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6 pieces : ill. ; in envelope 23 x 29 cm. |
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| Keyword(s): | conversions | systems of measurement | informational kits | |
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| Alternate Title: | National Bureau of Standards Metric Kit : Official Metric Information | |
| Series Title: | NBS special publication | |
| Series Title: | National Bureau of Standards Reports | |
| Series Title: | National Bureau of Standards Metric Kit | |
| Added Title: | National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 410 | |
| Added Title: | NBS special publication ; 410 | |
| Added Title: | America Joins a Metric World | |
| Added Title: | Brief History of Measurement Systems: with a Chart of the Modernized Metric System | |
| Added Title: | What About Metric? | |
| Added Title: | Some References on Metric Information: Including a Chart on All You Need to Know About Metric | |
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Technical Report Archive and Image Library
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| Relation (Has Part): | [Letter from the United States National Bureau of Standards], NBS Special Publication 410, ark:/67531/metadc123538/ | |
| Relation (Has Part): | [United States National Bureau of Standards Ruler], NBS Special Publication 376, ark:/67531/metadc123540/ | |
| Relation (Has Part): | [United States National Bureau of Standards Metric Conversion Card], NBS Special Publication 365, ark:/67531/metadc123539/ | |
| Relation (Has Part): | America Joins a Metric World, ark:/67531/metadc123541/ | |
| Relation (Has Part): | Brief History of Measurement Systems: with a Chart of the Modernized Metric System, NBS Special Publication 304A, ark:/67531/metadc123542/ | |
| Relation (Has Part): | What About Metric?, NBS Consumer Information 7, ark:/67531/metadc123543/ | |
| Relation (Has Part): | Some References on Metric Information: Including a Chart on All You Need to Know About Metric, NBS LC 1070, ark:/67531/metadc123544/ | |
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| Resource Type: | Collection | |
| Format: | Text | |
