2001-11-12 Yep, if they are wrong, they need to be changed.
Upper case is used from Mega on up. Deka, hecto and kilo are small case. John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 2001-11-13 08:43 Subject: [USMA:16142] Re: Re[2]: Re[2]: Where does gravity (g) fi > > So, I guess all of the geophysicists ought to change their gravity > anomaly maps. > > Why kg? I was taught that the upper case prefixes denoted > multiplication and the lower case prefixes denoted division. The > difference between MOhm and mOhm. > > Sid > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ > Subject: [USMA:16139] Re: Re[2]: Re[2]: Where does gravity (g) fit in > Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > at INTERNET-MAIL > Date: 11/12/2001 9:35 PM > > > Sid Bennett asked in USMA 16120: > > > Has gal been approved as a derived unit? > > > According to the metric bible the gal is a CGS unit with a special name. > 1 Gal = 1 cm/s2 = 10^-2 m/s2. > Hence the gal is not an SI unit. > > Joseph B.Reid > 17 Glebe Road West > Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071 > > >
