my post to the comments: Mr. Sandbrook:
Rather than look to France for the origin of British decimal currency, is it not more likely that we over here, Britain's children, the former American colonies, inspired the decimalization of the pound sterling? We Yanks launched it in 1792. I want to believe it was out of mathematical wisdom, not nationalism, that we did so. Now all we have to do is apply that same wisdom toward decimalizing our system of measurement, and adopt the SI metric system as our measurement standard. This is neither Lilliput nor Blefuscu, just the United States. Paul Trusten Midland Texas, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Naughtin To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: 29 January, 2011 16:02 Subject: [USMA:49684] Interesting, emotional, and inaccurate Dear All, This is the sort of inaccurate innuendo that truly influences public beliefs about any approach to successful metrication. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1351563/The-day-Britain-lost-soul-How-decimalisation-signalled-demise-proudly-independent-nation.html Many readers will be deeply moved by this emotional article. Cheers, Pat Naughtin Geelong, Australia Pat Naughtin LCAMS Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
