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svet-max [94.6K]
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When and why was the metric system invented?

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inna [77]3 years ago
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The first practical realisation of the metric system came in 1799, during the French Revolution, when the existing system of measures, which had become impractical for trade, was replaced by a decimal system based on the kilogram and the metre.

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