Dear All,
I have recently added and corrected material in the 'Metrication
timeline' that you can find at http://www.metricationmatters.com/docs/MetricationTimeline.pdf
Note however that it is now rather long. My practice has been simply
to add to it whenever I find anything that is at all historically
relevant to the development of the metric system.
Some may enjoy reading it all of it, but for others I suggest
searching for topics that interest you. For example if you want to
know the part played by people in the UK, then search for UK. If you
want to know the part played by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson,
or George Washington, then search for each of them by name.
I expect that I will continue to correct and develop this 'Metrication
timeline' and I keep thinking of that great line written by Harriet
Beecher Stowe in 'Uncle Tom's cabin' where Topsy said: 'I s'pect I
just growed.' The 'Metrication timeline' is a bit like Topsy.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has
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