The Congress shall have Power To...fix the Standard of Weights and Measures.... The Articles of Confederation was the immediate source that gave the central government “the sole and exclusive ri ...

THE International Committee of Weights and Measures, which was established in consequence of the Metric Convention of 1873, has recently issued its fifteenth annual report to the Governments ...

After the revolution of 1789, French citizens sought uniform weights and measures throughout the nation. The National Assembly and subsequent national governments commissioned the Paris Academy of ...

Trading Standards has responsibilities to ensure that businesses comply with weights and measures legislation. This includes inspecting that weighing and measuring equipment (such as shop scales, ...