The Importance Of Measurement

One of the most important activities of science is measurement. Measurement is a means of quantifying properties for identification. For example, density is the relationship between the mass and volume of a pure substance. One could determine if a piece of yellow metal is gold by determining its density. Measurement allows scientists to make comparisons. Measurement also provides a means by which scientists can judge the reproducibility of an experimental procedure. However, measurement is not an activity that is restricted to scientists. Every age and every culture in the world has developed a measurement system. Measurement is as old as an ancient Egyptian using a cubit unit to measure the height of a pyramid. It is as new as a programmer …show more content…
A meter is the fundamental unit of length in the SI system, which is equal to 39.37 U.S. inches also, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian through Paris its defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. The kilogram is the unit of mass it is equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram. The first practical understanding of the metric system came in 1799, during the French Revolution, when the existing system of measure, which had fallen into shame, was temporarily replaced by a decimal system based on the kilogram and the meter. The French revelation invented and led into a lot of developments in everything epically in creating units and measurements this is reflected by the invention of the kilogram and the …show more content…
By nationalizing the measuring units, we are ending the connection between the measuring units and politics as many countries used to use a system related to their king’s hand length and more measurements related to the king’s body by nationalizing and creating a new system or using the SI system we will end all of these problems and make a new understanding of science and make the communication between countries direct with no problems ending most political issues of this topic. On the other hand, it can have a huge effect of the world’s economy due to the understanding that’s present in the world in other words the economy will develop as the trade will become easier and faster. Also, there will be no chance of misunderstanding in trading and all other things. But, it’s very hard to obtain this goal as all buildings, railways and streets are based on the measuring units thus, it will take a lot of time and money to obtain this. On a personal view, it makes the understanding of the world easier since it’s all following the