U.S. Metric Association

U.S. Metric Association

The U.S. Metric Association (USMA), based in Northridge, California, is a non-profit organization that advocates for total conversion to the SI (metric) system in the United States (metrication).

Founded in 1916, it publishes a monthly pamphlet for its members on the state of the metric system in the United States: "Metric Today".

External links

* [http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/ U.S. Metric Association]
* [http://www.metric.org mirror link]


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