Code Number: 1A10.10

Demo Title: Metric vs. English Demos

Condition: Good

Principle: Units of Measure

Area of Study: Mechanics

Equipment:
Three Masses, (1 kilogram, 1 pound, and 2 pounds), Lb. and Kg. Spring scales.

Procedure:
No advanced notice is required, set up as shown.

References:

Elisha Huggins, "Short Note on Units: Planetary Units", TPT, Vol. 48, #3, Mar. 2010, p. 182.
P.R. Subramanian, B. Gnanapragasam, and G. Janhavi, "The Grammar of Physics", TPT, Vol. 28, #3, Mar. 1990, p. 174.
Albert A. Bartlett, "Artifacts from Advanced Societies", TPT, Vol. 25, #6, Sept. 1987, p. 376.
Ma-1, 2: Freier and Anderson, A Demonstration Handbook for Physics.
M-020: "Body Units", DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.
Robert P. Crease, "Charles Sanders Peirce and the First Absolute Measurement Standard", Physics Today, December 2009, p. 39.

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