Don't Forget the Units!

Kathryn R. Williams
University of Florida, Department of Chemistry, PO Box 117200, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200
J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (3), p 313
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p313
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1999

Abstract

While looking through Volume 3, the author was attracted to correspondence by Harvey A. Neville, bearing the title "The Metric System and Mr. Dale" (1926, 3, 215). This led her to find several rewarding, and often amusing, writings on the metric system.

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General Public

Keywords (Domain):

History / Philosophy

Keywords (Feature):

From Past Issues

Keywords (Subject):

Nomenclature / Units / Symbols

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