Metric Conversion

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Volume: 85, No. 9, pp. 717–719
Abstract: Passage of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 marked the latest of the United States' efforts to replace our customary system of measurement with a metric system, in this case the International System of Units (SI). It is almost certain that the change will take place, since it is supported by a significant number of government agencies, of industries and their trade associations, and of scientific and engineering societies. The effect of conversion on the units of measurement used by the SMPTE in its future publications and standards is discussed, and present practices are touched upon.
Publication Date: 1976-09-01
DOI: 10.5594/J07563
ISSN: Print: 0036-1682
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J07563
Author(s): W. T. WintringhamConsultant on Television Systems, 56 Elmwood Ave., Chatham, NJ 07928.
Copyright: © 1976 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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1. NBS Special Publication 345-10, “A History of the Metric System Controversy in the United States,” August 1971 . EXTERNAL
2. American National Standard Z210.1-1973, “Metric Practice Guide,” (ASTM E380-72). EXTERNAL
3. “ASTM/IEEE Standard Metric Practice,” ASTM E380-75, IEEE Std 268-1976. EXTERNAL

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