I have been on usma & Calndr-L list serv since mid 2002 promoting ideals of Metric reform and involvement of Time too. My works are my dedication since 1970-71 that seriously started after the publication of my base works: Metric Norms for Time Standard (Oct-Dec. 1971) and The Metric Second (April 1973) throught Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.
As a modification to International Fixed Calendar, I propose to shift a day from JULY by making it 30 days (instead of 31 days) and placing it in the month February to make it 29 days (instead of 28) during ALL YEAR. Removing yet, another day from December to make it of 30 days (instead of 31 days): ALL normal years shall have 364 days and EQUAL in FOUR QUARTERS (each of 91-days or 13 weeks) and TWO half years of 182-days.
The reamaining 1.242189669781 day can be accounted over 834-year/148 Leap Weeks cycle. ALL YEARS (like the 4-yr Leap Day Rule) shall have an ADDED Leap Week of the YEARXXXX on division by six(6). This account 139 Leap Weeks and NINE more are added at a frequency of 87,90,96,90,
96,90,96,90,96 years i.e. during years 2091,2181,2277,2367,2463,2553,2649,2739 & 2835 during the first cycle (2004 thro 2838).
During my investigations, I concluded that Indus civilisation used 10-hr x100m x100s i.e. 10 00 00 units to divide their day with *whatever NAME* and that they also linked thier day with THEIR length unit, I called INDUS (UNIT) METRE, that was *TWICE the length of metre we use now* to ease their calculations for 'local time & arc-angle' as Earth spinned around its axis. I put these ideas over the shelf for 'gestation' to find the *Easiest, Surest & Cheapest* proposal to affect during transition and NOT BE A BURDEN on tax-payer; moreso to reduce the inevitable burden on 'school child' during his formitive phase and to the OLD who would insist to remain with the 24-hour clock; 90-degree quadrant and 360-degree circle.
This lead me to define: New Metre (m') as 1/10^5th of the DEGREE and fixing Radian at 57.2958 degree (Pi =100000/31831 (exactly). The decimal clock, I propose 24-hrx100mdx100sd AUTOMATICALLY become *metric since linked to New Metre (m')*. While, I had shown that The Metric Second using 100-metric degree (or gon) could define the Natical kilometre but would present *problematic areas* when working with trigonometric functions and mapping the sky for "astronomical observations". The clocks do not change their face EXCEPT that 100 graduations are marked to show the HOUR. Just multiply the position of 'minute hand by 5/3' to read decimal time after the HOUR. Say, 7:32 AM would be 7:54(decimal). This is what I mean by ESC way.
I shall reply to any mail on time, if the usma listserv is reconciled.
Regards,
Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
20040204/07:56(decimal) AM(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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:28478] Re: FW: Metric India RE: metric in India? Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 05:06:05 -0600
I have proposed adoption of the International Fixed Calendar with enhancements
along with metric time (where the day is divided into decidays, millidays,
and "centimillidays"). Swatch is selling watches (call Beat watches) that
display metric time where the day has been divided into thousandths. The
International Fixed Calendar is perennial but it does not use leap weeks. I'm
looking for supporters. My calendar/metric time webpage is at
http://www.xprt.net/~hightech/calendar.htm .
Quoting Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Friends of Metrication:
> I later thought it might interest usma members.
>
> Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 20040202/01:86(decimal) AM(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: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Metric India RE: [USMA:28463] metric in India?
> >Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 19:48:25 +0000
> >
> >Hi Chimps:
> >>Can anyone verify this?
> >Yes, your study and observation are correct. Indian school children have
> >generally forgotton the Imperial system of units BUT older generation
> >remember all - including myself, who tries to be a staunch advocate for use
>
> >of Systeme International d'Unites. During my several conversations with
> >late VB Mainkar, then Director Weights & Measures (India) ceratin areas we
> >talked have been bringing fruits. School children still carry 'Foot scale'
> >alongside the centimetric scale that has been delaying the progress!
> >Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >20040202/01:31(decimal) AM(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: "Chimpsarecute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Subject: [USMA:28463] metric in India?
> >>Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 11:38:46 -0500
> >>
> >>Can anyone verify this?
> >>
> >>
> >>Ok, here is the promised information on weights and measures on my trip.
> >>
> >>First, let me start by saying that India is primarily metric. All
> >>education is metric. Imperial units may be taught as a means of
> >>demonstrating conversion factors.
> >>
> >>However, here is the key point: People in India understand and feel
> >>comfortable with many imperial measures. If someone asked how far
> >>something was down the street, most people would answer in kilometers,
> >>however, if someone answered in miles, the person asking would not
> >>consider it strange or unusual in any way. This would apply to lengths
> >>(miles, feet, inches - I never heard yards used), and weights (pounds and
> >>ounces), but not volume or temperature. I never heard anyone mention
> >>volume or temperature in imperial in conversation. I do remember one
> >>billboard advertising a pint of something, and CNN America did display
> >>degrees Fahrenheit alongside Centigrade when displaying the weather on the
>
> >>screen. But average people in daily conversation did not use those units.
> >>
> >>Another interesting one: Bombay public buses, directly above the tire,
> >>have the required tire pressure labeled in both psi and ksc. At petrol
> >>pumps, there is usually a conversion chart displayed. On the intercity
> >>highway, I saw several trucks that very closely resembled some I have seen
>
> >>in the US, brown in color and labeled on the back in white letters with
> >>gross and net weight in "kgs" followed by "lbs" and capacity in "cu m"
> >>followed by "cu ft". I am positive the same company makes these trucks
> >>worldwide.
> >>
> >>Anyway, in summary:
> >>
> >>areas where only imperial is used are, as far as I can think of, heights
> >>of people, areas of real estate, and tailoring (inches only),
> >>
> >>areas where metric is usually used but people would feel just as
> >>comfortable using imperial include the heights or dimensions of other
> >>things (buildings, bridges, etc.) in feet, and for most other things
> >>people would feel more comfortable in imperial.
> >>
> >>The only commonly used imperial units that I did not see refered to by a
> >>native Indian or in the media during the week and a half that I was there
> >>were the gallon, quart, fluid ounce and yard.
> >>
> >>btw, when English-language newspapers in India print stories from the US,
> >>Associated Press or New York Times for instance (which they have been
> >>doing a lot of in recent months), the measurements are always kept the way
>
> >>they originally were, which is usually in imperial.
> >
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Marriage? Join BharatMatrimony.com for free.
> http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/cgi-bin/bmclicks1.cgi?74
>
>
_________________________________________________________________
Play the prediction game on MEZ. Win Sehwag�s autographed T-shirts. http://go.msnserver.com/IN/41491.asp Predict and win on myenjoyzone.com.
