At 16 January 2003, 05:22 AM, James Wentworth wrote:
Is it a Starrett ruler? I have a metric-only one, and one of its scales is in 1/2 mm increments. -- Jason
Can't tell -- it is a small, steel ruler, but the mfg mark is not visible.
Jim
----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Elwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 5:22 AM Subject: [USMA:24471] Re: Fractions > At 16 January 2003, 12:01 AM, Han Maenen wrote: > >You are right. There is nothing wrong about fractions, or about learning > >them. It is only the way they are often used in outdated garbage like ifp or > >until very recently on the American stock exchanges. > > In Scientific American (a largely metric publication), September 2002 > issue, page 88 is a photo of an "atomic micro clock" with a ruler for size. > The scale of the ruler is in millimeters. The minimum rule is at 0.5 mm. > > The ruler is inscribed "1/2 mm." > > > Jim Elwell, CAMS > Electrical Engineer > Industrial manufacturing manager > Salt Lake City, Utah, USA > www.qsicorp.com >
