Metric Views » History http://metricviews.org.uk Commentary on the measurement muddle in the UK Tue, 15 May 2012 20:54:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Fire hydrant signs – a successful metric conversion http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/05/fire-hydrant-signs-a-successful-metric-conversion/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/05/fire-hydrant-signs-a-successful-metric-conversion/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:29:31 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=3036 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/05/fire-hydrant-signs-a-successful-metric-conversion/feed/ 5 US customary measures: friend or foe of British traditionalists? http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/04/us-customary-measures-%e2%80%93friend-or-foe-of-traditionalists/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/04/us-customary-measures-%e2%80%93friend-or-foe-of-traditionalists/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:35:49 +0000 ronniec http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2876 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/04/us-customary-measures-%e2%80%93friend-or-foe-of-traditionalists/feed/ 9 Marathon myth http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/04/marathon-myth/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/04/marathon-myth/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:36:59 +0000 tonyw http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2997 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/04/marathon-myth/feed/ 11 Goodbye Imperial. Hello British weights and measures http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/03/goodbye-imperial-hello-british-weights-and-measures/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/03/goodbye-imperial-hello-british-weights-and-measures/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:44:47 +0000 ronniec http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2735 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/03/goodbye-imperial-hello-british-weights-and-measures/feed/ 22 Mesures usuelles. An anniversary remembered http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/02/mesures-usuelles-an-anniversary-remembered/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/02/mesures-usuelles-an-anniversary-remembered/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:14:45 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2740 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/02/mesures-usuelles-an-anniversary-remembered/feed/ 5 The generation gap http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/02/the-generation-gap/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/02/the-generation-gap/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:01:16 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2618 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/02/the-generation-gap/feed/ 3 FAQs about the transition to metric signs on UK roads http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/01/transition-to-metric-signs-on-uk-roads-faqs/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/01/transition-to-metric-signs-on-uk-roads-faqs/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:07:37 +0000 ronniec http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2599 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/01/transition-to-metric-signs-on-uk-roads-faqs/feed/ 28 Heading for the exit? http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/12/heading-for-the-exit/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/12/heading-for-the-exit/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:05:17 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2495 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/12/heading-for-the-exit/feed/ 8 A very Caribbean muddle http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/a-very-caribbean-muddle/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/a-very-caribbean-muddle/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:59:51 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2318 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/a-very-caribbean-muddle/feed/ 7 A bit of imperial history http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/04/a-bit-of-imperial-history/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/04/a-bit-of-imperial-history/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:13:48 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2047 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/04/a-bit-of-imperial-history/feed/ 8