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Looking closely at the metric system, we must confess its simplicity and symmetry.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Looking closely at the metric system, we must confess its simplicity and symmetry.”
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Sumner praises the metric system for its inherent simplicity and organization.
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