Jeez...so they typoed IS for SI. Give em a break. At Wednesday, 22 January 2003, "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>2003-01-22 > >What measurement system is the "IS" system? Get a >load of this: > >GramA gram or gramme is a standard metric unit of weight. There >are obviously 1000 grams per kilogram. >In 1960, the ISO confirmed the IS unit system which was based upon the >existing MKS (Metres, Kilograms, and Seconds) system. >The kilogram was defined as the weight of the International Prototype >made of platinum and iridium which is held at the International Bureau of >Weights and Measures in S�vres in France. > > >http://www.24carat.co.uk/weights.html > > > >Here is a scale that can display all of these >units: > >Gram, Kilogram, Decimal Ounce (av), Decimal Pound (av), Pound/Ounce, >Pennyweight, Troy Ounce, Metric Carat, & Momme > >http://www..mcleanscale.com/Precision%20Industrial.htm > >John > > >
