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News About the Weights, Measures and Currencies of Portugal and Its Overseas Possessions and Brazil Comparing the Ancient Systems with the New Metric Decimal System Luiz Travassos Valdez National Press Lisbon 1856 46 Pages The 1850s was a period of significant transition in Portugal, marked by the introduction of the metric decimal system. The adoption of this new system aimed to standardize and modernize the units of measurement and currency, aligning Portugal with the international practices of the time. Travassos Valdez's work reflects this effort of adaptation and public enlightenment regarding the changes implemented. loose cover