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When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC) | When talking about US Customary versus Imperial units, is it worth mentioning that the US units are similar to the English units that were used in Britain before the Imperial system was introduced in 1824? US units mirrored British units of the late 18th century, but they didn't change in 1824 because they were already independent by that time. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.156|108.162.219.156]] 14:44, 21 July 2021 (UTC) | ||
− | : So I see. US units were based largely on the pre-Imperial "[[wikipedia:Winchester measure|Winchester measure]]" units. Though since the late 1800s, US units have been defined in terms of metric units (e.g., 1 | + | : So I see. US units were based largely on the pre-Imperial "[[wikipedia:Winchester measure|Winchester measure]]" units. Though since the late 1800s, US units have been defined in terms of metric units (e.g., 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly). --[[User:Aaron of Mpls|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls|talk]]) 19:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC) |