>2001-08-31 > >Don't you mean 1793, not 1773? > >John > > > > > >The metre was defined by a law of 1773 August 1 as.............. > >Joseph B. Reid Quite right! I can't proofread my own writing. Joseph B. Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
