Dec 30 2008
Metrology ~ The Science of Measurement
Today’s History Lesson - On this day in 1873, the American Metrological Society is created to improve upon the U. S. system of weights, measures, and money.
The blog post from yesterday presented the case of being sure that you use the correct units of measure or unintended events may happen. Metrology is the science of measurement and has historical elements that go back to early civilization.
Today, our systems of measurement have quality standards that must be met and are monitored by government and industry bodies that are charged with this responsibility. In the United States, metrology is monitored by the National Institute of Science and Technology; however it does not enforce measurement accuracy.
Here in the U.S., commercial measurements and accuracy of those measurements is regulated by the laws of each state. These measurements deal with the way we buy goods and services such as electricity (measured by the wattmeter) and gasoline (measured by the meter in the gas pump).
Learn more about Metrology with a visit to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrology and also visit http://www.callabmag.com/metrologylinks.html for links to additional resources on the science of Metrology.
