If you visit http://home.fonline.de/fo0126//geschichte/groessen/mas10.htm you
will see a list of French units of measure as seen through the eyes of a
Bavarian schoolbook in 1842. There is no mention of a kilometer (or anything
that is 1000 m in length), but the myriametre (no symbol given) is mentioned.
If you look at the Dutch units (Königreich Holland) on the same website
(different page - http://home.fonline.de/fo0126//geschichte/groessen/mas11.htm)
you will see that the mile (mijl in Dutch, Meile in German) was quoted as being
1000 metres).
It should be remembered that in 1842 Bavaria was an independent kingdom that
did not use the metric system. (That came in 1850).
BTW, this website is in German, but for those who have a smattering of German,
it makes intersting reading.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Hooper
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 2:03 AM
Subject: [USMA:37886] Re: Are there Decimeters ? If sow then Where?
On 2007 Jan 26 , at 12:06 AM, Pat Naughtin wrote:
(in connection with my claim that early on their were just 6 metric
prefixes, mill-, centi-, deci-. deca- (or deka-), hecto-, and kilo-.
Question, Bill. What about the myriametre (mym)? Was myria (symbol my) not
one of the original prefixes standing for 10 000 metres?
Yes, there was a multiple of the metre named the myriametre. I wasn't sure of
the facts on this unit and didn't want to confuse the train of thought of the
rest of my description to explain all that, so I left it out. Technically that
was an error but it does not affect the meaning or intent of the rest of the
discussion. Am I correct in suggesting that the prefix myria- was never used
with anything but metre?
Regards,
Bill Hooper
Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
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