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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
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

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

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

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!

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Holidays

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

American Holidays (in the United States) - Yahoo.Com
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_States/Society_and_Culture/
Holidays_and_Observances/

Lists American Secular Holidays for Current Year - Information on Federal Holidays
http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.html

Major American Holidays Explained - U.S. Embassy Web Page
http://usa.usembassy.de/holidays.htm

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

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

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

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