The metric system for scientific purposes has now been adopted throughout the world. In Britain and North America, even today, however, certain sections of the community are loath to give up using the measuring system based on the inch, foot and pound system. Leading British newspapers such as The Times, and The Daily Telegraph are even, in 1991, printing readers' letters defending the old imperial system of weights and measures.

Inspec keywords: units (measurement); measurement systems

Other keywords: USA; metric system; Britain; metric controversy; daily telegraph; imperial system; readers letter printing

Subjects: Measurement units