Dennis Brownridge asked in USMA 10694:

>Is the important 1971 NBS document, "Metric America: A Decision Whose Time
>Has Come" on the web anywhere, or can anyone supply me with a copy of it, at
>my cost? I've looked in vain for it at our local libraries.


The full collection should be available from the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402  The
series is as follows:

A Metric America, A decision whose time has come.  NBS Special Publication
345, SD Catalog No. C 13.10:345, Price $2.25.

International Standards.  NBS Special Publication 345-1, SD Catalog No.
,  C 13.10:345-1, Price $1.25

Federal Government: Civilian Agencies.  NBS Special Publication 345-2,  SD
Catalog No. C 13.10:345-2. Price $2,25

Commercial Weights and Measures.  NBS Special Publication 345-3, SD Catalog
No. C 13.10:345-3. Price $1.00

The Manufacturing Industry.  NBS Special Publication 345-4. SD Catalog No.
C 13.10:345-4. Price $1.25

Nonmanufacturing Businesses.  NBS Special Publication 345-5. SD Catalog No.
C 13.10:345-5. Price $1.50

Education.  NBS Special Publication 345-6. SD Catalog No. C 13.10:345-6.
Price $1.75

The Consumer.  NBS Special Publication 345-7. SD Catalog No. C 13.10:345-7.
Price $1.25

International Trade.  NBS Special Publication 345-8. SD Catalog No.
C13,10:345-8. Price $1.50

Department of Defense.  NBS Special Publication 345-9. SD Catalog No.
C13,10:345:9. Price $1.25

A History of the Metric System Controversy in the United States.  NBS
Special Publication No. 345-10. SD Catalog No. C 13.10:345-10. Price $2.25

Engineering Standards.  NBS Special Publication 345-11. SD Catalog No.
C13.10:345-11. Price $2.00

Testimony of Nationally Rpresentative Groups.  NBS Special Publication
345-12. SD Catalog No. C13.345:12. Price $1.50

Joseph B. Reid
17 Glebe Road West
Toronto    M5P 1C8                       Tel. 416 486-6071

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