Definition:Imperial/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Imperial
The imperial system was developed in Britain, and formally defined in $1824$.
It was adopted by the British Empire, and widely used in various forms in most English-speaking countries.
In the mid-$20$th century, it was officially superseded by the metric system, although is still used for various purposes.
For scientific purposes the SI system has replaced it.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): imperial units
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): imperial units