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Units of measurement

The definition, agreement and practical use of units of measurement have played a crucial role in human endeavour from early ages up to this day. Disparate systems of measurement used to be very common.

Wikipedia and Wikis

Units of measurement - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement

Other

Au pays des maths – Conversion of ancient French and Russian Units
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/aupaysdesmaths/convertir/f ...
Santos - Conversion Calculator
http://www.santos.com/ConversionCalculator.aspx?p= ...
Convert It
http://www.convertit.com
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM)
http://aurora.rg.iupui.edu/UCUM/ucum.html
Ireland - Metrology Act 1996
http://193.120.124.98/gen531996a.html
Official SI website
http://www.bipm.org/en/si
Regenstrief Unit Converter (for UCUM)
http://aurora.regenstrief.org/~schadow/units
Online Unit Converter
http://www.conversionstation.com
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/
UK Metric Association
http://www.ukma.org.uk
UK - Units of Measurement Regulations 1995
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19951804_en_ ...
Online metric conversions
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html
Online Unit Converter - Conversion of many different units
http://calc.skyrocket.de/en/
Google
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=1 ...
US Metric Association
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger
Canada - Weights and Measures Act 1970-71-72
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/w-6/108519.html
Unit Conversion : Oil Industry Conversions
http://www.eppo.go.th/ref/UNIT-OIL.html

Keywords and Synonyms

Units of measurement, Physical unit, Unit of measurement, Systems of units, UOM