MEASUREMENTS
(LENGTH, VOLUME, WEIGHT, TIME, CALENDARS, AND CALCULATORS)

Dictonary of Weights and Measures

Dictionary of Weights and Measures
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html  Russ Rowlett, University of North Carolina

Weights and Measures - Unit Conversions / Metric

Convert Just About Any Unit, Online
http://www.onlineconversion.com/   OnlineConversion.Com - Good converter calculators among the ads
http://www.megaconverter.com/mega2/  Mega-Converter

Universal Currency Converters
http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic
http://www.xe.net/ucc/

Metric System - International System of Measurements
Metric units and equivalent amounts
See illustrations of metric units with everday objects
Celsius, Kelvin and Farenheit temperatures
Metric units, abbreviations or symbols
Correct notation and usage of metric system

Metric Conversion Calculators
http://www.sennaya.com/conversion.html   Basic length, weight, volume, area and temperature calculator
http://www.metric-conversions.org/   Metric Conversions:   Temperature, Length, Volume, Weight

Extensive Information on SI Metric System
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/index.html  

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Unit Calculators

1728.Com -- Algebra Calculators, Weights & Measures Calculators - Scroll down!
http://www.1728.com/

Basic Financial Calculators
http://libraryspot.com/calculators/financialcalculators.htm  Library Spot.Com
http://www.1728.com/indexfin.htm  1728.Com

Calculators for Investors - Investment Tools - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov/investor/tools.shtml

Measurements - Converter Calculators
Press here.

Binary, Decimal and Hexadecimal Conversion Calculator
http://www.onlineconversion.com/base.htm

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Time

Time Zone Maps of the World
http://www.koalanet.com/wtz-map.html  Find clear time zone maps, for each region of the world
http://www.worldtimezone.com/  View color map of current times of crazy quilt time zones of the world.  

World Time Clock, in Real Time
http://www.csgnetwork.com/timezncvt.html
http://www.onlineconversion.com/timezone.php

Current Time-- Other Locations (in local time) A_Z
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
http://swissinfo.net/cgi/worldtime/

Time Zone Conversions   (When it is a certain time in one location, what time is it in another location?)
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

To Holidays

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Calendars

U.S. Calendars
http://www.vpcalendar.net/20th_21st.html   Calendars, from 1901-2100
http://personal.ecu.edu/mccartyr/MyCalendar.html   Generate current calendar or multi-year calendars

Calendar Calculators
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
Length between two dates
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html
add or subtract a number of days to or from a given date

Moon Phase Calendars
http://www.life-cycles-destiny.com/dw/full-moon-phases-calendar-chart.htm
Gives tables of full, half & quarter moon phases every day, to the year 2020
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
Excellent moon phase calculator - Tells the phase for a single day and time

Moonrise / Moonset - More Detailed Information for Next 5-6 Days for most World Locations
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/moonrise.html

Sunrise / Sunset Calendars
http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/highlights/sunrise/sunrise.html   for U.S. and world cities

Day and Night World Map in Real Time
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html

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Calendars Through the Historical Ages and Cultures
http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar.htmll

Additional Calendar Links
http://www.calendarzone.com/
Calendar Zone-- Most extensive directory of links to different calendars!

Holidays

Holidays of the World
http://www.earthcalendar.net/
Earth Calendar - Holidays by date, country, and religion

American Holidays (in the United States)
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_States/Society_and_Culture/
Holidays_and_Observances/
Yahoo.Com American Holiday page
http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.html
Lists American secular (not religious) holidays for current year - Information on federal holidays
http://usa.usembassy.de/holidays.htm
Major American holidays explained

About Time  (Horology) - International standard date and time notation
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html

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Periodic Table of Chemical Elements

http://www.chemicalelements.com/   Excellent periodic table, with information.

List of chemical elements and symbols--With additional information on each element
Environmental Chemistry.Com

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