Both these occurrences can be excused as 'figures of speech'.
In a modern article, it is to be hoped that square kilometres and metres
would have been there.
Duncan
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Hebbard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: January 23, 2001 22:40
Subject: [USMA:10627] Re: IEEE disappointing
>Speaking of IEEE Spectrum, I always look forward to the excellent
>January (Technology Analysis and Forecast) issue... But I was a little
>nervous on reading this month's contribution "The Myth, the Law, and
>the Spectrum" (by Martin Cooper, pp. 62-63)...
>
> "The first transatlantic transmission in 1901, which blanketed an
> area of millions of square miles..."
>
> "...[W]e can create reliable, broadband wireless connections between
> any pairs of points we choose -- even if the points are separated
> by only a few feet."
>
