Την Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:03:16 -0500,ο(η) Ralf Reköndt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> έγραψε:
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phoebus R. Dokos" > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:58 PM > Subject: Re: [ql-users] Calendar programs >> Then of course we're using miles and pounds still :-) -not to mention >> Farenheit (Which makes utter sense if you consider the history of this >> country in relation to alcohol ;-) > > And important to know: Farenheit was a German! Silly to see: He has taken > the lowest temperature (I do not know the year) as the coldest > temperature > of one winter and 0° as his personal body temperature. Any question, why > the > americans has taken this as their kind of measurement?!? > Yes Farenheit was indeed a German. However since his temperature scale was adopted by England before secession of the colonies, it follows that all colonies used it. There are many reasons why Americans still use it, none of which pays many compliments to my adoptive country so I will leave it at that now ;-) Visit Wikipedia (and also check at their link at the end of the article) for a more complete story on versions on how some of the arbitrary measurements of Farenheit's scale came to be All the best, Phoebus _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
