Metric Views » History http://metricviews.org.uk Commentary on the measurement muddle in the UK Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:57:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 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/ 1 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/ 6 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/ 6 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/ 7 The metric changeover – a continuum or a barrier to surmount? http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/03/the-metric-changeover-a-continuum-or-a-barrier-to-surmount/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/03/the-metric-changeover-a-continuum-or-a-barrier-to-surmount/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:55:07 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2018 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/03/the-metric-changeover-a-continuum-or-a-barrier-to-surmount/feed/ 26 How decimalisation succeeded while metrication stalled http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/02/how-decimalisation-succeeded-while-metrication-stalled/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/02/how-decimalisation-succeeded-while-metrication-stalled/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:13:01 +0000 Erithacus http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=1870 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/02/how-decimalisation-succeeded-while-metrication-stalled/feed/ 13 An ‘el’ of a standard http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/an-%e2%80%98el%e2%80%99-of-a-standard/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/an-%e2%80%98el%e2%80%99-of-a-standard/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:41:01 +0000 Erithacus http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=1834 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/an-%e2%80%98el%e2%80%99-of-a-standard/feed/ 18 Did “Victorian values” block metrication? http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/did-%e2%80%9cvictorian-values%e2%80%9d-block-metrication/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/did-%e2%80%9cvictorian-values%e2%80%9d-block-metrication/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:24:09 +0000 Erithacus http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=1684 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/did-%e2%80%9cvictorian-values%e2%80%9d-block-metrication/feed/ 5 Parts of the knowledge economy hit the buffers in South America http://metricviews.org.uk/2010/11/parts-of-the-knowledge-economy-hit-the-buffers-in-south-america/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2010/11/parts-of-the-knowledge-economy-hit-the-buffers-in-south-america/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:14:24 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=1622 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2010/11/parts-of-the-knowledge-economy-hit-the-buffers-in-south-america/feed/ 3