No, Michael didn't suggest that. I did. Don't want him to take the fall, now <grin>.
Joe, thanks for the insight.
>
> From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2003/07/13 Sun PM 03:51:36 EDT
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [USMA:26319] (no subject)
>
> Michael O Ossipov asked in USMA 26317:.
>
> >Concerning the circle, why not use the radian? Isn't the radian one
> >of the SI base units? (If not, I'm sure I'll stand corrected).
>
>
> The right angle, i.e. 90°, would become 1.570 796 327.......rad. Try
> selling that to machinists. They also prefer to split the right angle
> into 30° and 60° rather than 33.333 333 ... grad and 66.666 666...
> grad. Hence the degree of angle is recognized as "accepted for use
> with the International System", but ISO 31 recomends that the degree
> be subdivided decimally rather than using the minute and second. The
> grad or gon of 100 gon to the right angle is not recognized by the
> CGPM, although it is used by some Europeqan surveyors.
>
> --
> Joseph B. Reid
> 17 Glebe Road West
> Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone 416-486-6071
>
>
Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
3609 Caldera Blvd, Apt. 122
Midland TX 79707-2872 USA
432-694-6208
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
There are two cardinal sins, from which all the others spring: impatience and laziness.
---Franz Kafka
