Again, one must *insist* that there simply is absolutely NO advantage to decimalizing only minutes and hours while keeping the number 24 for a new time construct. The change in angle measurement unit from our current mediocre 360 degree framework to either the gon/grade or 100 per circle would be enough to eliminate the hideous nautical mile thing.
Marcus On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:04:02 Brij Bhushan Vij wrote: >Han and friends: >I tried to home on my views in creating a definition for nautical Kilometre >since 1973 April via my contribution: The Metric Second (Time & Arc-Angle). >While *Nautical Mile - is 1/60th of ONE degree arc-angle on Earth >curvatutre; what is wrong if the Natical Kilometre - is concieved as 1/100th >of ONE degree arc-angle?*. Yes, the definition for 'Distance METRE' would >need be linked to define the 'new' Time interval Decimal Second to be >1/240000th of the atomic day. >Thus, the day shall be 24hx100mdx100sd or 240000 decimal seconds (instead of >the present 24hx60mx60s or 86400 seconds); and the QUADRANT remain of >90-degree with each degree divided into 1-degreex100'x100" instead of the >present 1-degreex160'x60" like the HOUR. >This can and has the potential to *Shelve the Nautiocal Mile*. Also refere >to my published documnt: Shelving Nautical Mile in Favour of Nautical >Kilometre; Proceedings 3rd International Conference MMGT-2001; NPL New >Delhi; 8-10 February 2001; pp 164-169. >Regards, >Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda. > *****The New Calendar Rhyme***** >Thirty days in July, September: >April, June, November, December; >All the rest have thirty-one; accepting February alone: >Which hath but twenty-nine, to be (in) fine; >Till leap year gives the whole week READY: >Is it not time to MODIFY or change to make it perennial, Oh Daddy! > >And make the calendar work with Leap Week Rule! >***** ***** ***** ***** > >>From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: [USMA:25273] Re: posting on metricsucks >>Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 11:31:31 +0100 >> >>I have tried to answer with this post, but the connection is horribly >>slooooooooooooooooooow at the moment. i will try again later: >> >>The so-called 'metric establishmentarians' did not want any nautical mile >>in the first place. It only survives because sailors are addicted to that >>unit and because it is pushed by Anglo-Saxon nations. The metirc side wants >>distances measured by the kilometer alone. The 1852 m nautical mile is just >>a compromise between the two sides. >>The GPS system makes the nautical mile redundant as it is metrc. Any data >>given on a GPS-device in medieval units is convertedby special software. It >>is time to do away with the nautical mile. >>And that ridiculous stuff about metric units expressed in numerous decimal >>places makes me sick. That is just disinformation and lies by the >>anti-metric camp, trying to make metric look stupid. >> >> >> >> > In the interest of mathematical purity the >> > figure "1852 m" is a value that >> > has been trimmed by none other than the >> > metric establishmentarians themselves. Had >> > they been mathematical purists dedicated to >> > a metric based on (a) "exact >> > value" of the metre and (b) >> > mathematical purity, then "their" >> > nautical mile would actually be >> > "1.85185185... ad infinitum (nautical) >> > miles. >> >> >><snip> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: kilopascal >> To: U.S. Metric Association >> Sent: Saturday, 2003-03-22 0:35 >> Subject: [USMA:25255] posting on metricsucks >> >> >> 2003-03-21 >> >> Went to metric sucks and posted a "pro-metric" comment and was surprised >>to see the number of positive responses. Seems metric sucks is being >>invaded by pro-SIers. >> >> Read here: >> >> >> http://www.metricsucks.com/cgi-bin/webbbs/webbbs_config.pl?read=12122 >> >> John > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Cricket World Cup 2003 http://server1.msn.co.in/msnspecials/worldcup03/ >News, Views and Match Reports. > > ____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus
