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Our awkward, dual measuring instruments
As a consequence of the “very British mess” with measurement policy, the public has to put up with awkward, cluttered, hard-to-read dual measuring instruments. Various types are used every day. In this article, Ronnie Cohen describes several examples and comments … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, Technical
Tagged device, dual, dual-unit, instrument, jug, odometer, ruler, scale, single-unit, speedometer, tape, thermometer
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