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Metric Act of 1866
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to authorize the Use of the Metric System of Weights and Measures
Enacted bythe 39th United States Congress
Citations
Statutes at Large14 Stat. 339 (1866)
Legislative history
  • Passed the House on May 17, 1866 
  • Passed the Senate on July 27, 1866 
  • Signed into law by President Andrew Johnson on July 28, 1866

The Metric Act of 1866, also known as the Kasson Act, is a piece of United States legislation that legally protected use of the metric system in commerce from lawsuit, and provided an official conversion table from U.S. customary units.[1]

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Metre

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Inch

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Kilogram

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