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The Metric System

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Google - Research database allows searching of the scholarly literature.

D. Bartlett - As titled, a concise guide to using the metric system.

Austin Community College - a resource of scientific notation problem sets.

National Institute of Standards - A guide to units and the metric system.

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Reference to metric conversion products and scientific sites. 

Caroline Crouse Site - History and development of the metric system.

J. Proot - An interesting history of english units.

NIST - A history of U.S. efforts to go metric.

OnlineConversion.com - Over 5,000 units, and 30,000 conversions.

F. Senese, Frostburg State U. - From General Chemistry Online, tutorials on converting scientific units.

Ben-Cam Intermedia - An extensive unit conversion calculator.

A user friendly metric and other unit conversion calculator.

An alphabetical glossary of relevant scientific terms.

Digital Dutch - A fast, easy to use conversion calculator.

F. Senese - an interactive tutorial on measurement uncertainty.

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