| 1 | All about... the metric system | |
| 2 | In the 18th century, Europe used a vast range of different measurements. | |
| 3 | To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; | |
| 4 | But they adapted its length to fit whatever units they had been using before the Romans showed up. | |
| 5 | Search for more information about how we measure things with physics.org |