Joe: Where did I say that the B and C series were not metric? (I know perfectly well that they are.) In that respect, I only addressed the A series, but said nothing that excluded the B and C series.
So, your disagreement is appropriate. You are merely clarifying and supplementing what I said. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Joseph B. Reid > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 13:38 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:19641] RE: Answer from MT editors > > > Bill Potts wrote in USMA 19613: > > >Good letter, by the way. I agree with you that, given that A0 > paper has an > >area of exactly 1 m^2, A series can justifiably be called hard > metric, even > >though the standards (A, B and C series) are not, themselves, SI. > > > > I disagree. The B and C series are as metric as the A series. > > Joseph B.Reid > 17 Glebe Road West > Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071 >
