1782
| 1782 • In China, the Siku Quanshu is completed, the largest literary compilation in China's history (surpassing the Yongle Encyclopedia of the 15th century). The books are bound in 36,381 volumes (册) with more than 79,000 chapters (卷), comprising about 2.3 million pages, and approximately 800 million Chinese characters. |
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1800
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1866
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| 1866 • The Metric Act of 1866 becomes law and legalizes the standardization of weights and measures in the United States. |