When Britain adopted 'Imperial', was it as a result of consultation with the voting public? Duncan
-----Original Message----- From: Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: January 27, 2002 01:00 Subject: [USMA:17667] Re: Fwd: Euro vs. Metrication (was: Thinning the list) >Jim Elwell wrote in USMA 17625: > >>Obviously my first email on this topic was not clear. I do NOT have a >>problem with the Euro per se. However, I do not think the method by which >>it was imposed is a good model for metrication the USA. >> >>Jim Elwell > > >Can Jim name a country that has gone metric after a referendum or other >form of consultation of all the people? > >The use of the metric system has been legal in the USA since 1866, in >Britain since 1864, in Myanmar (Burma) since 1920. > >Joseph B.Reid >17 Glebe Road West >Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071 >
