[USMA:10554] SI is non-political

2001-01-19 Thread Paul Trusten
I suppose that this interjection of mine is an article of faith to the listserv faithful, and an article of detestation to the various jingoes out there, but I'll say it anyway: the International System of Units should be non-political, non-partisan, and non-theological. Some notions, such as

[USMA:10555] Re: article in Dutch newspaper

2001-01-19 Thread chris
On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 23:15:38 +0100, you wrote: There was an article about Thoburn in the national daily paper De Volkskrant (The People's Newspaper) today. Here it is with a rebuttal. Han English "metric martyr" becomes folk hero The use of the old weights is allowed till 2010 by law. Most