Are you familiar with this calendar? I discovered it when I took a recent visit to the George Eastman house and the International Museum of Photography here in Rochester.
http://personal.ecu.edu/mccartyr/eastman.html -- "Go for a Metric America" Howard Ressel Project Design Engineer, Region 4 (585) 272-3372 >>> On 1/15/2010 at 3:21 PM, in message <[email protected]>, Brij Bhushan Vij <[email protected]> wrote: > Bushell, sir: > >>It is your job as editor to judge whether to keep the >>historic inch-pound numbers......OR GO.... along with the >>metric value. > I have taken the liberty to modify 'your line'. I could not resist since I > habeen contributing to such thoughts since almost 40 years! Again, Why and > for what hope the 'originators of Move to Metric' bargain to retain and keep > public confused' differentiating between METRIC and using DECIMALS for day to > day life. > > A deeper thought shall be seen if you visited my Home Page: > http://www.brijvij.com/ and examined the need for Time/Calendars also to > change for 'good'. Please visit: > > http://www.brijvij.com/bb_AltWrldcal-OverView.pdf > > Regards, > > Brij Bhushan Vij > (MJD 2455962)/1725+D-026W03-05(G. Friday, 2010 January 15H15:36 (decimal) EST > > Aa 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) > My Profile:http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_2col-vipBrief.pdf > HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/ > ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar***** > "Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai" > Contact # 001 (201) 675-8548 > > > > >> CC: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Subject: [USMA:46415] metric in The Bent >> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:02:37 -0700 >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> 2010 January 15 >> James D. Froula, Editor, The Bent of Tau Beta Pi >> >> I want to ask that you stop using inch-pound units in >> The Bent. Always use metric units. >> >> In the Fall 2009 issue I see >> 200 mph on page 17 >> 300 pound stones 300 yds on page 18 >> 100 ft. high, 400 foot-long on page 22 >> few miles on page 23. >> >> Engineering is a matter of measurement and numbers >> and Tau Beta Pi is the best of engineering. And I say the >> best of engineering is metric. >> >> The Bent should be a leader in the mind set of metric >> numbers and be a leader in ending the use of inch-pound >> numbers. It is up to the editor to do this. >> >> Of course, historical stuff is full of inch-pound >> numbers. It is your job as editor to judge whether to keep the >> historic inch-pound numbers in what is printed along with the >> metric value. The metric numbers are the ones that keep me >> in touch with reality. They are the numbers and dimensions I >> need to comprehend the text. I hope you can help all readers >> of The Bent to be in this modern reality. >> >> Thanks for doing the tough job of editor. >> >> Robert H. Bushnell PhD PE >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/
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