The metric system was designed to be universal--in the words of the French philosopher Marquis de Condorcet it was to be "for all people for all time".
In the words of the French philosopher Marquis de Condorcet it was to be "for all people for all time". The metric system was designed to be universal, that is, available to all.
The metric system was designed to be universal, that is, available to all. In the words of the French philosopher Marquis de Condorcet it was to be "for all people for all time".
The metric system was designed to be universal, that is, available to all. In the words of the French philosopher Marquis de Condorcet it was to be "for all people for all time".