Not everything can be measured in meters, seconds, or the size of a breadbox. Sometimes, to quantify something, extreme and silly steps have to be taken. Find out how big Siberia is, and how long a ...

One of the biggest honors a scientist can receive is to become the namesake of a unit of measurement — a fitting reward if they’re the ones who discovered what’s being measured in the first place.

Before measuring something, it is important to know which unit to use. Estimating its approximate size by comparing it with a more familiar object can help. In order to find a suitable unit of measure ...

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - Jul 1, 2014) - Energistics, the upstream oil and gas open standards consortium, has published the Unit of Measure (UOM) Standard V1.0. This new standard includes the Unit ...

In prehistoric times, not much needed to be measured. You ate what you found and lived where you could. The advent of agriculture and civilization, however, necessitated a way for people to measure ...

Japan’s traditional units of measurement for length and weight include the monme (3.75 grams), which has become an internationally recognized standard for weighing pearls. The metric system was ...

Trying to convert miles to kilometers (or vice versa) in your head during an activity can further strain your resources. Luckily, changing the units of measurement on Garmin is simple. Unlike other ...