NBS Metric Kit: Official Metric Information

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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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United States. National Bureau of Standards. 1977?.

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  • Main Title: NBS Metric Kit: Official Metric Information
  • 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: 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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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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[Letter from the United States National Bureau of Standards] (Letter)

[Letter from the United States National Bureau of Standards]

Letter from the acting director of the U.S. National Bureau of Standards introducing the materials in the NBS Metric Kit. The kit was compiled to support the Metric Conversion Act, signed in December 1975, which would convert measurements used in the United States to the metric system of measurement. Includes an order form for additional materials and the metric kit envelope.

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[Letter from the United States National Bureau of Standards], NBS Special Publication 410, ark:/67531/metadc123538

[United States National Bureau of Standards Ruler] (Physical Object)

[United States National Bureau of Standards Ruler]

Ruler issued by the United States National Bureau of Standards. The front includes measurements in centimeters (to 15) and inches (to 6); there is text on the back comparing metric and customary units for length, volume, and weight.

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[United States National Bureau of Standards Ruler], NBS Special Publication 376, ark:/67531/metadc123540

[United States National Bureau of Standards Metric Conversion Card] (Physical Object)

[United States National Bureau of Standards Metric Conversion Card]

Conversion card issued by the United States National Bureau of Standards containing conversion information for length, area, mass (weight), volume, and temperature (exact). The front lists "Approximate Conversions to Metric Measures" and includes a continuum of temperatures at the bottom and a centimeter ruler along the right side (to 8 cm.). The back of the card lists "Approximate Conversions from Metric Measures" and includes an inch ruler along the right side (to 3 in.).

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[United States National Bureau of Standards Metric Conversion Card], NBS Special Publication 365, ark:/67531/metadc123539

America Joins a Metric World (Pamphlet)

America Joins a Metric World

Pamphlet issued by the United States National Bureau of Standards discussing the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, the work of the U.S. Metric Board, and how government agencies are facilitating a switch to the metric system.

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America Joins a Metric World, ark:/67531/metadc123541

Brief History of Measurement Systems: with a Chart of the Modernized Metric System (Pamphlet)

Brief History of Measurement Systems: with a Chart of the Modernized Metric System

Pamphlet issued by the United States National Bureau of Standards providing an overview of the English system of measurement used in the United States and of the metric system. The internal pages of the pamphlet contain a chart labeled "The Modernized Metric System" which includes tables of common conversions and a chart of the seven base units: meter/length, kilogram/mass, second/time, ampere/electric current, kelvin/temperature, mole/amount of substance, and candela/luminous intensity, as well as two supplementary units: radian/plane angle and steradian/solid angle. There is also a graphic representation of yards versus meters in ruler form at the bottom.

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Brief History of Measurement Systems: with a Chart of the Modernized Metric System, NBS Special Publication 304A, ark:/67531/metadc123542

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United States. National Bureau of Standards. NBS Metric Kit: Official Metric Information, collection, 1977?; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67329/: accessed October 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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