Digital Measuring Devices (Part 1)

In this two-part series, Martin Vlietstra will be looking at how digitisation is applied to measuring devices:  In Part 1, he will examine what “digitisation” is and explain how it is applied to thermometers. In Part 2, he will look at how it is applied to weighing devices.

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Our awkward, dual measuring instruments

As a consequence of the “very British mess” with measurement policy, the public has to put up with awkward, cluttered, hard-to-read dual measuring instruments. Various types are used every day. In this article, Ronnie Cohen describes several examples and comments on their impact on our daily lives.

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