James Vincent

But when you look into the sort of very high precision measurements, you realize, OK, well, what type of water are you going to use? You know, saltwater has a slightly different weight to freshwater. And where are you going to measure this?

But when you look into the sort of very high precision measurements, you realize, OK, well, what type of water are you going to use? You know, saltwater has a slightly different weight to freshwater. And where are you going to measure this?

But when you look into the sort of very high precision measurements, you realize, OK, well, what type of water are you going to use? You know, saltwater has a slightly different weight to freshwater. And where are you going to measure this?

Because if you measure it at the top of a mountain, it's going to have a slightly different weight to if you measure it at the bottom, because the effect of gravity will be different on the mass. So, again, they decided that rather than have this sort of definition of, Um, they would instead create a physical standard and these were created at the same time.

Because if you measure it at the top of a mountain, it's going to have a slightly different weight to if you measure it at the bottom, because the effect of gravity will be different on the mass. So, again, they decided that rather than have this sort of definition of, Um, they would instead create a physical standard and these were created at the same time.

Because if you measure it at the top of a mountain, it's going to have a slightly different weight to if you measure it at the bottom, because the effect of gravity will be different on the mass. So, again, they decided that rather than have this sort of definition of, Um, they would instead create a physical standard and these were created at the same time.

And again, copies were made and shared around the world.

And again, copies were made and shared around the world.

And again, copies were made and shared around the world.

In France, there was a huge campaign and they saw it, as I say, as this sort of political campaign that they were freeing people from the old system of measurement. And the big thing was that in France at the time, units of measurement really divulged. They were different in different towns because the authority to define them was often kept by sort of local aristocratic nobility.

In France, there was a huge campaign and they saw it, as I say, as this sort of political campaign that they were freeing people from the old system of measurement. And the big thing was that in France at the time, units of measurement really divulged. They were different in different towns because the authority to define them was often kept by sort of local aristocratic nobility.

In France, there was a huge campaign and they saw it, as I say, as this sort of political campaign that they were freeing people from the old system of measurement. And the big thing was that in France at the time, units of measurement really divulged. They were different in different towns because the authority to define them was often kept by sort of local aristocratic nobility.

And they would make tweaks to it based on what they liked. And this meant that you could have a pint in one town that would be a litre or, you know, half a litre, whatever it was. And then you'd go 80 miles down the road to another town and it would have a different definition. Obviously, this was incredibly confusing. It hurt trade.

And they would make tweaks to it based on what they liked. And this meant that you could have a pint in one town that would be a litre or, you know, half a litre, whatever it was. And then you'd go 80 miles down the road to another town and it would have a different definition. Obviously, this was incredibly confusing. It hurt trade.

And they would make tweaks to it based on what they liked. And this meant that you could have a pint in one town that would be a litre or, you know, half a litre, whatever it was. And then you'd go 80 miles down the road to another town and it would have a different definition. Obviously, this was incredibly confusing. It hurt trade.

It was, you know, it made life difficult for people all across the country. So the metric system was really embraced to begin with. There was a campaign to sort of educate people about it, but people were really keen on it. They wanted change. They wanted standardization. Unfortunately, this was happening during one of the most tumultuous periods in French history.

It was, you know, it made life difficult for people all across the country. So the metric system was really embraced to begin with. There was a campaign to sort of educate people about it, but people were really keen on it. They wanted change. They wanted standardization. Unfortunately, this was happening during one of the most tumultuous periods in French history.

It was, you know, it made life difficult for people all across the country. So the metric system was really embraced to begin with. There was a campaign to sort of educate people about it, but people were really keen on it. They wanted change. They wanted standardization. Unfortunately, this was happening during one of the most tumultuous periods in French history.

And the French revolutionaries decided that they didn't just want to remake weights and measures. They wanted to remake other things. So for example, they got rid of the old calendar, and they created a French Republican calendar, which each month had 30 days in it. And instead of a seven-day week, you had a 10-day week. And there were three weeks in each month.

And the French revolutionaries decided that they didn't just want to remake weights and measures. They wanted to remake other things. So for example, they got rid of the old calendar, and they created a French Republican calendar, which each month had 30 days in it. And instead of a seven-day week, you had a 10-day week. And there were three weeks in each month.