[USMA:31893] Re: "UK measures"/FFU's

[ewc]

Hi Bill & all   you write   <<You are correct in saying that you don't have specific knowledge of the Conf�rence G�n�rale. The people who attend the CGPM are not French academics, but are representatives of their respective countries. I don't believe France has any greater representation than any other country>>   In my reasonably long experience of attending meetings I've come to the conclusion that who attends is pretty much irrelevant - its he who writes the minutes that counts.  But anyhow - that issue is no going to be advanced by us exchanging simplistic one-liners.   How about answering my earlier question - where did the US customary ton come from?  Any 'FFU' users care to answer?   rob   (Robert Tye, York, UK)