2002-02-14 Ask Jim Elwell about the free rulers. His are real good.
And I think Jim Frysinger is the expert on astronomy in this group. He is the star of the stars. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2002-02-14 22:39 Subject: [USMA:18214] Metric astronomy info > I am heading up a public event to promote astronomy in the Chicago area and > I am hoping to find a way to encourage metric units in astronmy. We > ususally have free handouts that give info on planets, but it is in miles > only. I will have to work on that. > Does anybody know where I can get freebies to hand out to the public? Are > there any cheap metric only rulers I can get my hands on? I would love to > include those in my package of free handouts. Perhaps I can sneak a little > metric into this event. (After all, astronomy should be metric.) > >
