Monthly Archives: June 2015

Metric Malta

Posted on 2015-06-26 by Ramsden

Malta is one of four EU countries which, within living memory, did not have metric as their primary system of measures. A recent holiday in Malta prompted a look at its transition to the metric system from traditional measures. Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

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Waterloo 1815 – what if?

Posted on 2015-06-18 by Ramsden

We speculate on the consequences if there had been a different outcome at the Battle of Waterloo. Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

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Una mensura sit per totum regnum nostrum

Posted on 2015-06-12 by Ramsden

On Monday 15 June, the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta was celebrated in much of the English-speaking world. In this article we look at one of its less well-known clauses – that relating to weights and measures. … Continue reading →

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Dying embers and a few flying sparks

Posted on 2015-06-07 by Ramsden

The concluding article of this series looks at the ignominious end of the UK’s attempt, began fifty years ago, to make the transition to a single, simple and universal measurement system. Likes(0)Dislikes(0)

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