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Whitworth’s forgotten legacy

Posted on 2015-03-13 by Ramsden

Whitworth is famous for the eponymous screw thread, and for his promotion of standard measures and interchangeability that brought about an engineering revolution. Less well known are his enthusiasm for decimal measurement and his opposition to the introduction of the … Continue reading →

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Should we forget fractions and only use decimal?

Posted on 2014-02-09 by philh

I am motivated to write this article because, in the past, I have come across supporters of metrication, some of whom with teaching experience, who say that only decimals should be taught rather than both fractions and decimals in elementary … Continue reading →

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