On Saturday 2003 June 14 02:22, Pat Naughtin wrote:
> Dear Bill and All,
>
> on 2003-06-14 14.18, Bill Potts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > The
> > British (for example) always leave out the space. I don't like it, but
> > it's not absolutely wrong.
>
> I agree with Bill. There should be a space between the number and the unit
> in any measurement. Let me choose the slightly more complex unit, metres
> per second, as an example to illustrate a few issues from the world of
> writing and editing.
Last fall, at an IEEE SCC14 meeting, Barry Taylor asked our inputs on changes
that we would like to see in the SI brochure. I asked that he push for the
brochure to explicitly call for a space between number and unit in a
quantity. Since that is what one sees throughout the brochure I said that I
did not anticipate much opposition.
Barry had no comment on my suggestion, but he did add it to his list of
things to take to the next CCU meeting.
Jim
