Stan, sir:
Don't confuse the decimal system and the SI.
The decimal system (base ten) is based on our ten fingers and ten toes.
Confusion arises when we 'delibrately intend' to remain in - harping mood -
that SI (metric) Units and decimal notation are same! Let us understand, as
I have often said in my posts:
"What is Metric?
Metric, pertain to or of the metre; -system, decimal measuring system with
the metre, & litre and
the gram determined by it, as the unit of length, capacity and weight; the
prefixing to the metre
etc., of the Greek derived deca-, hecto-, kilo-, denoting multiplication
by 10, 100, 1000 as in the
kilometre of 1000 metres; that of the Latin derived deci-, centi-, milli-
denoting division by 10,
100, 1000 as in decilitre, one-tenth of a litre.
The Metre & SI-Unit: It need be understood that any quantity that is
decimally divided or multiplied is ONLY decimal and it can be classified
into the Metric domain if and only if this is also linked to the length
unit METRE, to belong to Le Systeme Internationale dUnites (SI-Metric
System of Units). Why is it that the Nautical Mile could not be shelved
and stays put, to defy a more logical Nautical Kilometre?"
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From: "STANLEY DOORE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:38685] RE: Reaction to the Telegraph
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 04:47:06 -0400
Don't confuse the decimal system and the SI. One can still have a half
litre (1/2 L) in SI and 1/2 is not decimal.
The decimal system (base ten) is based on our ten fingers and ten toes.
The octal system (base eight) is based on the binary system (base two)
which is more efficient for computer storage and avoids rounding problems
which the decimal system has when computers are used.
Regards, Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Vlietstra
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 11:01 AM
Subject: [USMA:38664] RE: Reaction to the Telegraph
You are right! Why else would there have been two coins in circulation,
one with a value of 2s (one tenth of a £) and the other 2s 6d (one eight of
a £). Britain adopted the decimal system of coinage just as the computer
revolution was starting - although I never did it, it would have been hell
writing programs that added pounds shillings and pence, especially when
every computer system in the world provided facilities to do so using
decimal numbers only.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Linda D. Bergeron
Sent: 12 May 2007 15:42
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:38662] RE: Reaction to the Telegraph
It still sounds like the wave equation would be easier to work with;-)
Linda
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From: Pierre Abbat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:38661] RE: Reaction to the Telegraph
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 10:16:34 -0400
On Saturday 12 May 2007 09:12, Nat Hager III wrote:
> This sounds like solving the Schrödinger wave equation to calculate
> electron orbitals! Are £123 6s 4d and £123 6s 8d separate spin
states? Do
> they follow Fermi exclusion principle?
There's a "p" missing - because it wasn't invented yet. s is the
shilling, p
the new penny, d the old penny, and f the farthing. ;)
Pierre
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