difference between ancient method and standard unit of measurement
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Although the division of hours into minutes and seconds did not occur until the middle ages, ancient astrologers had a minuta equal to 1⁄ 60 of a day (24 modern minutes), a secunda equal to 1⁄ 3600 of a day (24 modern seconds), and a tertia equal to 1⁄ 216,000 of a day (0.4 modern seconds).
The standard (metric) units that are in use commonly include: Weight : grams and kilograms. Length of Distance : centimetres, metres and kilometres.
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Ancient measurement of length was based on the human body, for example the length of a foot, the length of a stride, the span of a hand, and the breadth of a thumb. There were unbelievably many different measurement systems developed in early times, most of them only being used in a small locality
The International System of Units (SI), commonly known as the metric system, is the international standard for measurement. The International Treaty of the Meter was signed in Paris on May 20, 1875 by seventeen countries, including the United States and is now celebrated around the globe as World Metrology Day