Metric Views

I have submitted this blog article to draw attention to and allow comment on an historical account of metrication in the UK written in 1980. (more…)

A recent programme in the ‘Voyages of Discovery’ series on BBC4 described the meridian expedition to the Andes between 1735 and 1744. During the programme, the presenter suggested that the metric system owes its origins to the Enlightenment, and partly to this expedition. [article contributed by Derek Pollard] (more…)