Before you people start throwing knives at each other (or are we past that point?) is it realistic that you can change the way the whole world looks at the calendar and time?
Predrag -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ma Be Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 11:56 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:28171] Give you credit?... On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 15:54:19 Brij Bhushan Vij wrote: >Marcus, sir: ...I agree with YOU, but you shall also appreciate cashing ON to an already >published work by giving different names calls for *some authentic >reaction*. ??? What I choose to call my decimal months is my business. True, if there is some accepted framework for such that may have a better chance of acceptance out there, fine, bring it on. I have no qualms accommodating names for the sake of unity. On the other hand I felt the use of latin would be "universal" just like with some names used within the SI system framework. What I tried to do was come up with a proposal that could be adopted cross borders. I do realize though that perhaps this would be better served by allowing cultures to dictate what name they'd like to give these... So, I don't know... This is a pilot project and subject to change at anytime. > We have talked about this earlier too; and I have said earlier >'percentime idea take me back to my contribution: Linear Standard in the >Indus Civilisation - a document that was published by Archaeological Survey >of India in 1984'. My earler base work, however, was The Metric Second (1973 >April) published by Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. >You will agree there is a need to grant due credit to my works. >... ????? I have no idea what you want here. I have independently come up with the percentime framework. Many times scientists working on inventions come up with the same idea in different places, something which may cause some wranglings around. For instance, as far as Brazilians are concerned it was Santos Dumont, the *real* 'Father of Aviation'! Americans believe it was the Wright brothers (or something like that). In any case, it would be remarkable if my proposal matched *exactly* yours (do you use the exact same name for the framework, percentime? Do you call the new "hours" percentime hours? Do you call the *first* decimal digit percentime minutes, do you call the smallest unit percentime second? Have you arrived at a special symbol for its distinctiveness thusly: HH.M S, where S is this special symbol? Well... If you haven't, as much as your earlier proposal resembles mine, they are NOT the same thing!). One fact is for certain, I did NOT use ANY reference "out there" whatsoever! And as far as I'm concerned that's what matters! Congratulations though if you arrived at it, or something similar, earlier. In any case, I don't think that this would matter I'm not in it for money, prestige or something, but for the sake of humanity! Cheers, Marcus ____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus
