I, for my part, am surprised you didn't see my own self-correction in USMA 23752.
However, thank you for being surprised and saying "of course he meant ..." <g> 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: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 16:33 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:23778] Re: Dallasnews - kilogram > > >I am surprised that Bill Potts in USMA 23750 misplaced a decimal >point when he wrote: >> The meter is defined as the distance traveled by light in >>1/299.792 458 s. > >Of course he meant 1/299 792 458. > >> > >
