IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the wake of the Revolution of 1789 ...

The metric system is on track for a mass makeover. In an effort to provide accurate measurements at all scales, scientists are preparing to redefine four basic units by the end of 2018. The shift will ...

There is no "right" answer. It varies by business, by situation, and by intent of the test being conducted. Each of these metrics measures something different and it is critically important to ...

THE question of the introduction of the metric system of weights and measures into the United Kingdom has been before the public for more than forty years. An important step in this direction was ...

ANYTHING that educates the public in the advantages of the metric system, and exhibits the cumbrous nature of the “weights and measures,” preserved by British insularity to the detriment of British ...

Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Rothman is managing editor at TIME. On Wednesday, when former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, his ...

A road sign shows the speed limit in kilometers per hour, in Pointe-Fortune, Quebec, Canada, on February 17, 2021. ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP Going to a hardware store in Canada is a disorienting experience ...