ABSTRACT
The most commonly used and universally recognized four systems of measurements are centimetre–gram–second (C.G.S.) units, foot–pound–second (F.P.S.) units, metre, kilogram, and second (M.K.S.) units and International System of units. The C.G.S. system of units, also known as the common scientific system, derives its name from the units for length, mass, and time in the system: the centimeter, the gram, and the second, respectively. The M.K.S system of units, also derives its name from the units for length, mass, and time used in the system: the meter, the kilogram, and the second, respectively. The F.P.S. system or American Engineering system of units, used commonly in the United States, again derives its name from the units for length, mass, and time in the system: the foot, the pound, and the second, respectively. To facilitate the exchange of scientific information, it was necessary to establish a single system of units of measurement that would be acceptable internationally.
