on 2002-12-09 11.09, Joseph B. Reid at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> John Nichols asked in USMA 23847:
>> 
>> Just out of interest how long was the french yard compared to the metre.
> 
> 
> 
> Fran�ois Cardarelli in "Scientific Unit Conversion", second English
> edition, Springer, 1999, gives
> toise (du Chatelet) = 1.949 090 m
> --
> Joseph B. Reid
> 17 Glebe Road West
> Toronto  M5P 1C8        Telephone 416-486-6071

Dear John, Joe, and All,

And the aune (the French yard) would be half of that � or
974.545�millimetres.

Cheers,

Pat Naughtin CAMS
Geelong, Australia

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