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...this same process of reasoning, all countries save England and the United States have adopted "that at absurd system of grams and meters". Even in our own territory of the Philippines the metric system has been prescribed by law and is used in all commerce and business. From the point of view of the outsider, only the two most conservative nations of the world still measure distances in terms of miles and feet and inches, and liquids in terms of pints and quarts and gallons--no one of which measurements bear any decimal relation to another. Even between these...
...gunnery course is preliminary to the course in Artillery Firing and Conduct of Fire. Taking up first the angular and lineal measurements of both the English and metric systems, and their...
...weather-knowledge a matter which has affected several important battles during the last two years. Professor Atwood will deal with the question of reading maps in such a way that the military importance of the terrain and its sub-strata can be recognized. In all the work, the metric system will be used...
Classical Philology 1. Rhythmic and Metric. Professor Allen. Harvard...
...WEDNESDAY.Classical Philology 1. Rhythmic and Metric. Professor Allen. Harvard...