I have also wondered what systems were in use in North American prior to the European
invasion/colonization.
greg
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2000-11-17
Just goes to prove, you can describe ancient wonders in metric, even if
metric was unheard of at that time. But, I'll bet the present day imperial
was not used either in that time. Especially if these monuments were built
by natives of the isles who had their own measurement units and did not use
the Roman imported ones that later became imperial.
Does anyone know what "system" was used on the British isles before the
Roman units were adopted?
John
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I have found conclusive evidence that the metric system is very old
indeed. See here the plan of Avebury Henge, specified in metric units. I
wonder if Vivian Linacre knows how long these units have been used on
British soil?
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~aburnham/eng/aveb.htm
Jim
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