Terry Simpson, sir: Did the count to 'Dozen' come from this? Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TIME: to think METRIC/Calendar Reform
From: "Terry Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:24833] different miles Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 13:27:16 -0000 Quote from usenet: >From Webster's 1913: "The distance called a mile varies greatly in >different countries. Its length in yards is... > > * Austria, 8,297 yards > * Brunswick, 11,816 yards > * England and the United States, 1,760 yards > * Hungary, 9,139 yards > * Italy, 2,025 yards > * Netherlands, 1,094 yards > * Norway, 12,182 yards > * Poland, 8,100 yards > * Prussia, 8,238 yards > * Spain, 1,552 yards > * Sweden, 11,660 yards > * Switzerland, 8,548 yards -- Terry Simpson Human Factors Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.connected-systems.com Phone: +44 7850 511794
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