Terry Simpson wrote in USMA 24058:
Gene Mechtly wrote:
> Are you suggesting that the normal SI prefixes should not apply for
> mass?
No, but applied according to the preferences I cited above.
Just to be clear, I take it that you prefer the sequence:
pg picogram
ng nanogram
�g microgram
mg milligram
g gram
kg kilogram
t tonne
kt kilotonne
Mt megatonne
Gt gigatonne
Gene's position reminds me of the decree of 1793 that gave a draft
formulation of the metric system. It said:
bar or millier (now megagram or tonne)
grave (now kilogram)
gravet (now gram)
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