International System of Units vs Anglosaxon system

2. IMPORTANT FACTS:
Measuring has always been a necessity, but in the old times
there were no methods to achieve it.
People had to use their own bodies to measure things, so this
led to the origin of the ancient Roman system of
measurement.
This system was stablished
in 1824 (in the UK).

3. • The Anglosaxon System is used in most of English-
speaking countries as well as in other places such as: The
USA, Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico or Panamá.
• It is also known as Imperial System.
• In the USA they use a different Metrical System,
so there aredifferent
ways of measuring
length.

4. We use units of length to measure linear
distances.
• Inches (Polzades)  in  2,54 cm

5. • Feet (Peus)  ft  30,48 cm
• Yards (iardes)  yd  91,44 cm

6. • Miles (Milles)  M, NM, or nmi  1,6 km
A MILE = 1000 human steps

7. • League (llegua)  It hasn’t an abbreviation  1,6 km
The distance in 1h walking.

8. Onza  Unça
Pinta  Pinta
Galón  Galó
Barril  Barril

9. • Fathom (Braza)  It hasn’t got an
abbreviation  1,82 m
• It is normally use in naval magnitudes.

10. Mass (Massa)
Onza  Unça
Libra  Lliura
Tonelada  Tonelada