systems of weights and measures originate in the 3rd or 4th millennium BC. Even the very earliest civilizations needed measurement for purposes of agriculture...

Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events. In other words, measurement...

Time (UTC) History of timekeeping devices in Egypt Quartz crisis Seconds pendulum Time metrology Time standard Timeline of time measurement inventions...

The history of measurement systems in India begins in early Indus Valley civilisation with the earliest surviving samples dated to the 5th millennium BCE...

Chinese units of measurement, known in Chinese as the shìzhì ("market system"), are the traditional units of measurement of the Han Chinese. Although...

A unit of measurement, or unit of measure, is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard...

674×10−11 N⋅m2/kg2. The modern notation of Newton's law involving G was introduced in the 1890s by C. V. Boys. The first implicit measurement with an accuracy within...

Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology...

Level of measurement or scale of measure is a classification that describes the nature of information within the values assigned to variables. Psychologist...

The History of measurement systems in Pakistan begins in early Indus Valley civilization when pastoral societies used barter to exchange goods or services...

A system of units of measurement, also known as a system of units or system of measurement, is a collection of units of measurement and rules relating...

This is a timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology or the history of temperature measurement and pressure measurement technology. 1592–1593...

This is a list of obsolete units of measurement, organized by type. These units of measurement are typically no longer used, though some may be in limited...

The history of watches began in 16th-century Europe, where watches evolved from portable spring-driven clocks, which first appeared in the 15th century...

metrology, measurement uncertainty is the expression of the statistical dispersion of the values attributed to a measured quantity. All measurements are subject...

The history of Luxembourg consists of the history of the country of Luxembourg and its geographical area. Although its recorded history can be traced...

Traditional Japanese units of measurement or the shakkanhō (尺貫法) is the traditional system of measurement used by the people of the Japanese archipelago...

A number of different units of measurement were used in Sri Lanka to measure quantities like length, mass and capacity from very ancient times. Under...

system of definitions which is intended to be stable for the long term. History of the metre History of measurement ratios of 1 between magnitudes of unit...

weights and measures Cord (volume) History of measurement Metrication Systems of measurement Unit of measurement £sd (L.s.d.) 10 pounds = 4535.9237 grams...

The history of geodesy (/dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/) began during antiquity and ultimately blossomed during the Age of Enlightenment. Many early conceptions of the Earth...

a decimal-based system of measurement. The current international standard for the metric system is the International System of Units (Système international...

used to make length measurements, whereby a user estimates a length by reading from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device. Commonly...

of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium in 1543. Increasingly accurate measurements were required, and scientists looked for measures that were universal...

The units of measurement of ancient Rome were generally consistent and well documented. The basic unit of Roman linear measurement was the pes (plural:...

for hundreds of years. Thomas Henderson, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, and Friedrich Bessel made first successful parallax measurements in 1832–1838...

The history of transport is largely one of technological innovation. Advances in technology have allowed people to travel farther, explore more territory...

quality assurance, and engineering, measurement is the activity of obtaining and comparing physical quantities of real-world objects and events. Established...

Many people have made use of, or invented, units of measurement intended primarily for their humor value. This is a list of such units invented by sources...

 feet; standard symbol: ft) is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The prime symbol, ′, is commonly...