How Long to Read A Brief History of the Metric System

How Long Does it Take to Read A Brief History of the Metric System?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read A Brief History of the Metric System by Carmen J. Giunta

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book succinctly traces the history of the metric system from early modern proposals of decimal measures, to the birth of the system in Revolutionary France, through its formal international adoption under the supervision of an international General Committee of Weights and Measures (CGPM), to its later expansion into the International System of Units (SI), currently formulated entirely in terms of physical constants. The wide range of human activities that employ weights and measures, from practical commerce to esoteric science, influenced both the development and the diffusion of the metric system. The roles of constants of nature in the formulation of the 18th-century metric system and in the 21st-century reformulation of the SI are described. Finally, the status of the system in the United States, the last major holdout against its everyday use, is also discussed.

How long is A Brief History of the Metric System?

A Brief History of the Metric System by Carmen J. Giunta is 88 pages long, and a total of 22,704 words.

This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 28% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Brief History of the Metric System Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 4 minutes to read A Brief History of the Metric System aloud.

What Reading Level is A Brief History of the Metric System?

A Brief History of the Metric System is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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