Carl: The "acre" above "hectare" should be "are." That is, in fact, obvious from the fact that the conversion factor is 1/100 that of hectare.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >Behalf Of Carl Sorenson >Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 14:57 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:21864] calculator > > > >>what kinda calc? >>casio? on a palm? > >I wrote: >>> I have a >>> calculator with a conversion chart that refers to "acre" rather than >>> "are". Is this a typo? >>> >>> Carl > >It is a cheap Office Depot brand calculator with a printed conversion table >on the inside of its cover. It has a number of oddities. Here is a sample >of what it has: >Metric GB & US >25.3995 millmetres [sic] 1 inch >4.8297 kilometres 1 league >1 acre 0.0247 acres >1 hectare 2.471 acres >1 centigram 0.1543 grains >1 litre 1.75 pints (2.101 us pints) > >etc. > >I think I will write a letter and mention the problem with >are/acre, the old >definition of the inch (and misspelling of millimeter), and the oddity of >leagues, centigrams, and grains. > >Carl >
