Well, I suspect you meant to say "square and cubic metres." Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Joseph B. Reid >Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 16:14 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:27238] Re: Square and cubic kilograms > > >Bill Potts wrote in USMA 27236: > >> Joe Reid wrote: "In 1795 the metric system included only the metre and >> the >> kilogram and their derivatives: the square and cubic kilograms ..." >> >> O.K., I'll bite. What are square and cubic kilograms? >> >> Bill Potts, CMS >> > >Obviously this is not one of my good days. A challenge to our readers: >figure out what I really meant. >
