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What Do Pirates Have to Do with the Metric System?

Presented by Gaithersburg Community Museum at Gaithersburg Community Museum, Gaithersburg MD

Apr 05, 2019

What Do Pirates Have to Do with the Metric System?

Learn how pirates intervened in the scientific growth of our young nation. Pre-talk tasting with Dragon Distillery.

It was 1794. The United States was a young nation, but its founders were very interested in promoting standards to help our economy. We were on the cusp of going metric when pirates intervened. Keith Martin, librarian at NIST, shares what he discovered when researching this story.

Tasting with Dragon Distillery, a small, veteran-owned distillery specializing in small batch artisan spirits.Tasting at 7 p.m.; talk at 7:30 p.m. (Must be 21 years to be served alcohol).

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ADMISSION INFO

Tickets are $10. Space is limited.

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

Additional time info:

Tasting starts at 7:00.

Talk starts at 7:30

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

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Gaithersburg Community Museum

9 S. Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

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