Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Searchhttps://digital2.library.unt.edu/search/?t=fulltext&fq=str_title_serial%3ANational+Bureau+of+Standards+Metric+Kit&sort=date_d2012-12-13T05:09:55-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for searching UNT Digital Library SearchNBS Metric Kit: Official Metric Information2012-12-13T05:09:55-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67329/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67329/"><img alt="NBS Metric Kit: Official Metric Information" title="NBS Metric Kit: Official Metric Information" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67329/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Kit issued by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards containing materials regarding conversion to the metric system of measurement. The kit includes a letter of introduction; an order form; two plastic cards printed with rulers and conversion information; and four booklets that discuss how the metric system is different from the English system of measurement, why America should switch, and reference materials for converting.</p>