Sorry, John, I don't go back quite that far.
Jim
kilopascal wrote:
>
> 2000-11-17
>
> Just goes to prove, you can describe ancient wonders in metric, even if
> metric was unheard of at that time. But, I'll bet the present day imperial
> was not used either in that time. Especially if these monuments were built
> by natives of the isles who had their own measurement units and did not use
> the Roman imported ones that later became imperial.
>
> Does anyone know what "system" was used on the British isles before the
> Roman units were adopted?
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Friday, 2000-11-17 19:38
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:9225] Metric system is VERY old
>
> I have found conclusive evidence that the metric system is very old
> indeed. See here the plan of Avebury Henge, specified in metric units. I
> wonder if Vivian Linacre knows how long these units have been used on
> British soil?
> http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~aburnham/eng/aveb.htm
>
> Jim
>
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