I dont understand what this prof is upset about?! milli ist just 10^-3, it is just a scale for convenience
what would you prefer to write 1 000 000 Byte or 1 Megabye? you choose! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ma Be" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:50 PM Subject: [USMA:19831] Request for information > Dear folks, > > I need your help with a few things, if you'd be so kind. Could anyone here provide me with the *official* references for the following: US and Canadian documents stating that imperial units are *defined* (pegged) as some metric value (especially the inch); when and why the decision was made by English speaking countries to "standardize" around the 25.4 mm value for the inch? > > And finally why prefixes cannot be considered conversion factors? > > The above request has been the result of a heated debate I've had with a local professor of chemistry who insisted that imperial units still have their own definitional standards. He also insisted that things like mm, cm, etc, DO need conversion factors, i.e. that 1 mm = 1/1000 x 1 m, etc (where the 1/1000 would be the "conversion factor" (SIC)). Despite my best efforts I couldn't get through to his head that my proposals were the truth, sigh... > > Thank you kindly for providing me with this info. You can answer to me by private e-mail if you wish. However, if you posted it to all it could avoid having a flood of people providing the same answer. > > Marcus > > > Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably > Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. > Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com >
