>Dear List:
>
>I was reading the latest issue of "The Planetary Report" from the
>Planetary Society.
>
>While they typically use just SI or SI (ifp), I noticed that they still
>use "degrees Kelvin".
>
>Can someone provide the appropriate citation that I can pass along to
>them (since I am a member) to encourage the editors to use "kelvins"
>instead of "degrees Kelvin"? I would also appreciate a reminder of
>correct usage of the symbol as well.
>
>Thanks!
>Ezra


The 13th Conf�rece g�n�rale des poids et meswures (1967-1968, Resplution 3;
CR 104) .adopted the name *kelvin* (symbol K) instead of "degree kelvin"
(symbol �K)
(from page 96 of The International System of Units, 7th Edition, 1998.

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