And, by an amazing coincidence, the name of the most ancient Chaldean town, Ur, is almost the same as the German (Uhr) and the Dutch (uur) for clock.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of James Wentworth >Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 00:27 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:25362] Re: Iraqi time > > >I prefer "Chaldean." The term correctly identifies their ancient origins >while avoiding the politically-charged adjective "Iraqi." In the late >1970s - early 1980s, a somewhat bolder friend of mine was fond of telling >people that he had an Iranian cat instead of a Persian cat. "As >the country >goes, so goes the cat," he said. -- Jason > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 3:10 PM >Subject: [USMA:25354] Iraqi time > > >> Dear All, >> >> I suppose that now is the wrong time to remark that our present >methods of >> using time units, 60 seconds = 1 minute; 60 minutes = 1 hour; >and 24 hours >= >> 1 day, might be called 'Iraqi time' since that is where the western world >> (and subsequently everyone else) got them from. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Pat Naughtin LCAMS >> Geelong, Australia >> >
