When is World Metrology Day?
Saturday May 20thWORLD METROLOGY DAY
There was always that one moment in class when someone in class asked the teacher what everyone was asking. han ounces? Why is it that we're measuring our liquids in milliliters rather than ounces?
World Metrology Day is the worldwide recognition of this fact. Scientific societies banded together on May 20th to honor a meeting that occurred on this day in 1875 that established a common measurement system among all nations.
Our scientific measurement device is capable of stretching beyond the boundaries of language, according to World Metrology Day.. Math & science share the commonality of being both essential in the establishment and maintenance of foreign relations.
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