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________________________________ From: Brij Bhushan Vij <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, August 25, 2010 3:08:45 PM Subject: [USMA:48428] NIST & USMA RE: Re: ASTM SI 10 NIST SP 330 is "substantially identical" to the SI Brochure. Differences are (related to measurement): *Spelling and phrasing: Meter, liter, deka-, and metric ton are preferred to metre, litre, deca-, and tonne *Symbols: Decimal point is preferred to decimal comma, and "L" to "l" for liter Throughout, the document uses American spelling (of non-measurement items) It appears, to me, that USMA and NIST are working independently that may leave some areas 'untouched' - like the denial of mereger between Time & Arc-angle in the past some 200-years i.e. since SIGNING the 'convention du metre' by United States. It is my hope that effort shall be directed to 'nip the evil' and produce the document ASTM SI-10, for long term benefit for US and the International community alike. I don't know what you mean. NIST SP 330 is "substantially identical" to The SI Brochure. Our SI units are EXACTLY the same size as everybody else's SI units. If you haven't convinced the BIPM (and my copy of The SI Brochure says you haven't), we're not changing. Past versions of ASTM SI-10 have conformed to the corresponding edition of NIST SP330, and largely conformed to SP811, which is a style guide. It has traditionally referenced both. Regards, Brij Bhushan Vij Patric Moor, James Frysinger, John Steele, Sirs: >While you wait for the new edition of ANSI SI10, you might consider NIST SP330 >and SP811. My post may be deemed 'out of context'; the point I intend raising is interction among NIST and ANSI attempting to consolidate SI 10 and make it usable, among Industry and user friendly guide - at all levels: be it the student, engineer or the industrial user dedicated to "adopt Metric Norms falling in line with Le Systeme Internatioanle d'Unites".
