For the n-th time, Brij, please consider the following: Your proposal requires *TWO* (2) **major** changes (at a minimum!), to redefine the size of the meter AND the size of the second!
There are proposals out there that require only *ONE* (1) change, and on the one that would be least problematic actually: the second. I say least not to mean and overlook the tonne of units that are tied to the time framework, but that one could run things independently, just like the beat time phenomenon. I.e. this could be for the time being restricted to just the reckoning of calendar time issues and not be pervasive into SI system "territory", so to speak, just like the 90-degree angle thing is vis-a-vis it, you see! I'd much rather continue using the second, as usual, for ordinary scientific work, AND look at my watch and see some, say, 68.5 percentime hours then 16:26! At least with 68.5 I can plan my day and all decimally (and even use it for my athletics workout and agenda schedules) without the nuisance of usual 60-60-24 conversion factor wranglings back and forth! Anyways, just my 2-cents worth... ;-) Marcus On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 07:49:30 Brij Bhushan Vij wrote: >Joe, sir: >>The attempt to introduce the new time was abandoned in 1795 because the >>rest of the world, as >well as the people of France, did not accept the new >>time. >It was non-recociable to consider 2.50 new hours when it was 6 in the >morning, ot 5.00 new hours at noon. Moreso, 'sea power/ marine being >supreme, use of Nautical Mile predominated' that has led to the survival of >'mile, yards, feet' and Nautical Mile got equated to 1852 m, which being >1/60th of the degree to be in sync with time measure (minute - 1/60th of the >HOUR). >My suggestion to the use of *Decimalisation of the HOUR in relation with >Arc-angle is precisely to tie these loose ends* left delibrately or >otherwise and NOT CHANGE the clock face of 24-hourly time zones or the >360-degree circle, retaining 15-degree Hour-Angle. I assume, sir you recall >my views that I have been expressing on calendar reform too; which is a >built up on this BASE and can be viewed at: >http://the-light.com/bbv_div6.doc ;and >http://the-light.com/bbv_greg-rhymecalend.. > >Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >20031022/13:19 PM(IST) >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: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: [USMA:27235] Re: Angles quads and milliquads >>Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:30:25 -0400 >> >>Marcus in USMA 27233 gave an extensive argument in favor of the grade. He >>is over 2 centuries too late. In 1793 as part of the original design of >>the metric system a new set of time units was introduced. There were 10 >>new hours in a day, 100 new minutes in the new hour, and 100 new seconds in >>the new minute. Clocks were built showed the new time, and some may be >>seen today in French museums. The attempt to introduce the new time was >>abandoned in 1795 because the rest of the world, as well as the people of >>France, did not accept the new time. >> >>In 1795 the metric system included only the metre and the kilogram and >>their derivatives: the square and cubic kilograms, and surface and volume >>densities. Units involving time, and electrical and photometric units were >>added later. The results were: >> the centimtre-gram-second system of 1832 due to the British Association >>for the Advancement of Science, >> the metre-tonne-seopnd system which was legal in France from 1919 until >>1961. >> the metre-kilogram-second system, >> the metre-kilogram(force)-second system (with the slug as unit of mass). >>This system was used by engineers. >> the metre-kilogram-second-ampere system proposed by Giovanni Giorgi in >>1901. This was renamed in 1960 as the International System of Units (SI). >> >>The degree, minute and second of angle are described in the metric bible as >>"non-SI units accepted for use with the International System", but a >>footnote adds "ISO 31 recommends that the degree be divided decimally >>rather than using the minute and second". >> >>The grade, grad, gon, and quad are not mentioned in the metric bible. >> >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get Married! http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/cgi-bin/bmclicks1.cgi?74 Search >from 7 lakh Brides & Grooms. > > ____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus
