You might want to note that, as it is not a unit (being, rather, a qualifier
of the unit, degree), Celsius retains its status as a proper name (of Anders
Celsius) and is always capitalized.

Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]


>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
>Behalf Of Terry Simpson
>Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 09:35
>To: U.S. Metric Association
>Subject: [USMA:23912] RE: WashPost Celsius?
>
>
>The use of celsius only applies to the home page. It is Fahrenheit
>everywhere else. However it is a welcome advance.
>
>The printed version Washington Post is ranked 5th in terms of
>circulation. Presumably the online version ranks highly too.
>
>http://www.accessabc.com/reader/top100.htm
>
>
>Maybe we should target other news services according to circulation.
>
>--
>Terry Simpson
>Human Factors Consultant
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>www.connected-systems.com
>Phone: +44 7850 511794
>

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