In this symposium, we would like to organize a platform for scholars all over the world to exchange their ideas and progress about the study of history of metrology. As we know, metrology played an important roll in the history of mankind, especially in the process of science development and the manufacturing industry, as well as the making of measuring instruments. Today there are many scholars who are interested in the field of the history of metrology and have made deep studies in the field. For example, researches of metrological standards including length, volume, and weight have obtained great achievements so far. And now lots of works have been involved for the development of not only classic standards, but quantum standards. These developed standards contributed for creating new technology also gave good basis for people in different countries to communicate and establish good relations each other.

In this symposium, besides the traditional field of metrological history, we would like to include astronomical apparatus, land surveying technology, electrical measurement which helps the development of other technological instruments.

We organized a similar session in the 23rd International Congress of History of Science and Technology held in Budapest 2009. We had 8 presentations from China, Germany, and Japan in the session and we published a special Bulletin of Society of Historical Metrology, Japan after the congress. We are sure that the Symposium in Manchester will pull the attendees’ interests in the Congress.