John Frewen-Lord, one of our regular contributors, has recently visited Canada and has sent Metric Views his observations on the current state of the metric changeover there. Comments on this article from readers who know Canada are particularly welcome.
Continue reading “The 49th Parallel – still a line in the shifting sands?”
With Easter approaching, thoughts turn to the holiday. One of our frequent contributors, John Frewen-Lord, has written an article about travel, or rather about a means of travel, which may help to get us in the mood, and which, moreover, deals with a topic not previously visited by Metric Views.
We are pleased to draw our readers’ attention to a recent article on conversion plans in Myanmar.
Although Australia is predominantly metric, there are still some pockets of imperial usage. Ronnie C recently visited that country and has written this account of what he found.
We return to one of our favourite topics – the link between numeracy, units of measurement and British engineering success.
The obligatory use of pints and prescribed fractions thereof for draught beer and cider alongside the absence of restrictions when sold in cans and bottles creates anomalies and confusion. What can be done to remove these anomalies without creating new ones?
MV looks at the global decline of “Anglo-Saxon measures”, from dominance in 1945 to insignificance today, and draws some conclusions.
This week, Metric Views takes a look at a recent awards ceremony in the construction industry.
A recent report published in the US suggests that the UK Government’s plans to boost science and engineering may be undermined by its muddled policies on measurement units.
Continue reading “Boost for science and engineering undermined?”
John Frewen-Lord contrasts media attitudes towards the metric changeover in Canada and Australia with those in the UK.
Continue reading “Metric usage by the media in Commonwealth countries”
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