Charles Sumner: “Take, for instance, the application of the decimal system, which seems…”

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Take, for instance, the application of the decimal system, which seems at first sight simple and complete.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner uses the decimal system as an example to illustrate the complexities of measurement systems.

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Charles Sumner: “Take, for instance, the application of the decimal system, which seems at first sight simple and complete.”