The Metric Fallacy: An Investigation Of The Claims Made For The Metric System And Especially Of The Claim That Its Adoption Is Necessary I

by Frederick A. Halsey and Halsey. Frederick A. (Frederick Arthur). 1856-1935.

Book Overview

""The Metric Fallacy"" is a book written by Frederick Halsey in 1919 that investigates the claims made for the metric system and questions the necessity of its adoption in the interest of export trade. Halsey argues against the idea that the metric system is superior to other systems of measurement and provides evidence to support his claims. He also examines the practicality of converting to the metric system and the potential costs and complications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163971855
• ISBN13: 9781163971857
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"