There is no inaccuracy. You are relying on a definition that was abandoned over 200 years ago.
See: http://www1.bipm.org/en/si/history-si/ and http://www1.bipm.org/en/si/history-si/ The metre is the length of the path traveled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. Plain, simple and HIGHLY accurate. Nowhere in the definition of the metre is the earth mentioned. Exactly how CAN one correct the "inaccuracy" between the metre and the longitudal distance? No matter what longitudal distance you choose, it will be "wrong". The earth swells and contracts. The distance changes significantly enough to make any choice inaccurate. Also, you are claiming inaccuracy based only on the fact that there is not an exact 10 000 000 m between the earth and the equator. So what!!!! Where is it written there has to be? Maybe you should write a proposal to the BIPM to change the metre to your way of thinking. Now truthfully, do you believe your idea has a chance of even being read? You really need to come to grips with 21-st century technological advances in measurement and standards. Your insistence on 18-th century thinking may work with followers of FFU, but definitely not SI. Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2004-04-16 23:41 Subject: [USMA:29551] RE: Metric System on Mars > Cole Kingsbury, my friend: > >If the meter is 1/10 000 000 the longitudal distance ..... > The length unit -metre shall still need be redefined, to correct the > inaccuracy. Did you see my contribution The Metric Second; ISI Bulltn.; V25 > N4; April 1973; Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi > > Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 20040417H0920(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:29526] Metric System on Mars > >Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 00:28:27 +0000 > > > >To USMA listserv subscribers: > > > >Here is a hypothetical question I would like to pose: > > > >If the meter is 1/10 000 000 the longitudal distance between the north pole > >and the equator of the planet Earth; and > > > >If the future takes humanity to Mars; > > > >Then would we develop a seperate metric system based on a meter having a > >length of 1/10 000 000 the longitudal distance between the martian north > >pole and its equator (which whould be 53.208 cm)? > > > >I would like to start a dialouge on this interesting thought! > > > >-----Thanks!----- > > > >Cole Kingsbury > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >---------------- > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Ready cash in just 72 hours. Apply Now !!! > http://go.msnserver.com/IN/46922.asp > >
