Elizabeth & all: I shall still be in India and shall await the outcome of this meet on 'Defenition for the New Metre'. I have been revising my attempts to define length unit - METRE - in link with unit for Time, the Decimal Second (sd). Please see: http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_shelving-NMile.pdf Regards,Brij Bhushan Vij (MJD 2454530)/995+D-044W09-02 (G.Tuesday, 2008 March 04 H 19:64(decimal) ISTAa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 (365th day of Year is World Day) HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar*****"Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai"Contact # 011-9818775933 (M)001(201)962-3708(when in US)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [USMA:40501] The Measure of All Things: The Seven Year Odyssey That Changed the WorldDate: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:08:16 -0500 I wanted to share this upcoming event with USMA members in the Washington, DC metro area. I can register guests (must have proper government issued ID) until Friday, March 7, 2008. Please contact me if you would like to attend ([EMAIL PROTECTED], or 301-975-3690). Best regards, Elizabeth 3/14/08 10:30 AM - NIST COLLOQUIUM SERIES: The Measure of All Things: The Seven Year Odyssey That Changed the WorldIn June 1792, in the midst of the French Revolution, two astronomers set out from Paris on a mission to measure the size of the world. Their goal was to establish a universal standard equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the north pole to the equator--a unit to be known as the meter. After 7 years they returned to a hero's welcome. "Conquests will come and go," Napoleon proclaimed, "but this work shall endure." In the past 200 years the meter has become the measure of the world. Yet all this time a secret "error" has been incorporated into the determination of the meter--an error known only to the two astronomers and hidden by them from public view. This history of their expedition will examine the origin of error analysis, the rise of modern geodesy, and history's first debate over globalization. Copies of the award-winning book, The Measure of All Things, will be available for review and purchase at the talk.Ken Alder, Department of History, Northwestern University. Administration Building, Red Auditorium, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD. (NIST Contact: Kum Ham, 301-975-4203, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Special Assistance Available Elizabeth J. Gentry National Institute of Standards and Technology Weights and Measures Division Laws and Metric Group 100 Bureau Drive Stop 2600 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-2600 301-975-3690 Fax: 301-975-8091 http://www.nist.gov/metric _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/
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