On Sunday 01 April 2007 22:11, my mailbox was graced by a missive
from Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> who wrote:
> > Not since 1959. One inch is 0.0254 meters.
> Gee, 1959! That is when I learned that one meter = 39.37 inches.
> By the way, 0.0254*39.37 =.999998. And to four significant digits
> that is "1". These numbers are reciprocals for all practical
> purposes.
May be true, but "One inch is 0.0254 meters" is the legal definition.
Cheers,
Ron.
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