There has not been anything wrong in what you did learn; and so did I when I was in my formitive years as an engineer. My arguments arose since 1970-71, when I realised that TIME and Arc-Angle were conviniently *left out of the Metric norms* and I recall my contribution Metric Norms for Time Standard; 1971; Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.
Prieur of Cote d�Or while favoring adoption of the Metric System, by the decree of 1795 April 7 in France failed in forcing the world scientific family, in overlooking to tie *Time and Arc-Angle* axis and to gradually see its merits.
This, to me was the missing link, that Decimale Time move died itself during French Republican calendar within 13 years after its introduction - I mean that the Nautical Mile of 1852 m reigned supreme. My observation: What about Nautical Kilometre - that I define as '1/100th of the arc-ANGLE degree'?
Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
20040218/12:71(decimal) 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:28756] Re: metricvij and people of group. Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 22:17:40 EST
Original ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi Tim and friends: >A strong case would have to be made towards adopting a metric time. :What are the advantages of metric time. :What are the disadvantages of metric time. Indeed, BUT the confusion between *Metric, decimal and decimale* need be understood. To me, METRIC is: what is related to Metre - the length unit?
Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re:
People:
Firts of all I would like to say I am sorry for starting any up roar that has
displaced the normall activities among this group. To the group I do
apologise and say thanks for the patience.
As for any confusion I my have caused with BriJ Bhshan Vij about metric being a lenth unit Again I must apologise.
Weights and measures both have been represented to me threwout my life as
metric.
Tha following is a look at what I think to be correct usage of the metric
system. I sure hope that it is at least in the ball park of what I should know
about metric stuff.
I look forward to any corrections or insight that can be offered.
Units of lenth: 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters, 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters, 1 meter = 100 centimeters
Units of Volume: 1 kilometer = 1,000liters, 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters, 1 liter = 100 centiliters, 1 centiliter = 10 milliliters
Units of Mass ( weight):
1 kilogram = 1,000 grams, 1 gram = 1,000 millograms, 1 gram = 100 centigrams,
1centigram = 10 milligrams.
Now I must confess that I do think a little bit in the gray about decimal
things that are not addressed in the above units. This is pretty mutch why I
like groups like this one in hopes of fine tuning the gray ares of thinking.
Thanks again
Tim Moylan
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