Assertion: metric system | /r/HasProperty | worth
Facets:
value: as in its original french beginning
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Nonetheless, in the competition between the two systems existing side by side, the advantages of metrics proved decisive; in 1840 it was established as the legal monopoly in France, and from that point forward its progress throughout the world has been steady, though it is worth observing that in many cases the metric system was adopted during the course of a political upheaval, just as in its original French beginning.