The abstract for the paper discussed in this posting is << The modernized metric system, known universally as the International System of Units (abbreviated SI under the French name) was renamed in 1960 by the world body on standards.^A map shows 98 percent of the world using or moving toward adoption of SI units.^Only the countries of Burma, Liberia, Brunei, and Southern Yemen are nonmetric.^The author describes a two-week session in Pretoria and Johannesburg on metrication, followed by additional meetings on metrication in Rhodesia >>
Please note that this paper mentions "Rhodesia". Rhodesia was renamed Zimbabwe-Rhodesia in 1979, resumed its colonial name of "Southern Rhodesia" later on that year and became Zimbabwe in 1980. That dates the article as having been written some time before 1979 (unless the writers were making a political point about the status of that country). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 November 2007 03:51 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:39683] Non-metric countries other than the USA Yikes! Here's another one! This lists a report that was entered into the database on 2001 May 13, so it's old. http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=5206656 Ezra
