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Men of Science and Standards: Introducing the Metric System in Nineteenth-Century Brazil (Spring 2022)

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This article addresses the question of how standards were determined and disseminated in an era before the formation of agreed upon standards or the existence of governing bodies, by examining the case of nineteenth-century Brazil. It argues that the experience in Brazil was similar to that of other nations: individuals engaged in mathematical, scientific, engineering, and statistical organizations created networks of professional societies, intertwined with international diplomacy and domestic legislators, to promote the adoption of the metric system. It analyzes the process from idea to advocacy culminating in national implementation on the eve of the 1875 International Convention of the Meter, to which Brazil was signatory.

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Article Yates, JoAnne; Murphy, Craig N. (Spring 2022) Introduction: Standards and the Global Economy. Business History Review (pp. 3-15). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Quinn, Terry J.
Buckley, Eve E.
Colleen Lanier-Christensen
Ronald W. Schatz
Grace Ballor
Loring Robbins
Concepts
Standards and standardization
Metric system
Business history
Expertise
Measurement
Regulation
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
Places
United States
Brazil
Europe
European Union
Bulgaria
Institutions
Convention du mètre (1875)
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
United States. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)
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