I'm not sure if you are addressing me or Jim Elwell here, Pat. I don't recall giving the SI an ordinal number in the sequence, especially since I can't count that high. But in a feeble moment, who knows.
There was a time when there was an electrostatic cgs system and a magnetic cgs system, which were later combined. Jim Pat Naughtin wrote: > > Dear Jim, > > I have a feeling that, some time ago, you referred to SI as the sixth metric > system. Is this so, and if so how do you count the various historical metric > systems. > > My counting goes: > > 1 Original metric system 1795 > 2 cgs metric system of about 1872 > 3 metric system of the 'Treaty du Metre' in 1885 > 4 Giorgi's mksA metric system of 1901 > 5 Modern metric system known as SI of 1960 with developments from 1948. > > Cheers, > > Pat Naughtin > CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist > - United States Metric Association > ASM - Accredited Speaking Member > - National Speakers Association of Australia > Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers > -- -- Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
