Dear All, The historians amongst this group might be interested in this article at http://mynuclearfusion.blogspot.com/2011/01/pyramid-metrologists_06.html
It would appear that Charles Piazzi Smith was quite unaware that the metric system had been invented in England by Bishop John Wilkins in 1668, when he wrote: "Simultaneously with the elevation of the metrical system in Paris," he thundered, "the French nation did for themselves formally abolish Christianity, burn the Bible, declare God to be a non-existence, a mere invention of the priests, and institute a worship of humanity, or of themselves." I feel sure that Bishop Wilkins was fully aware of Bible quotations like these as he went about devising his invention of a "universal measure": Leviticus 19:36 Just balances, just weights … shall ye have ... Ezekiel 45:10 Ye shall have just balances, … Deuteronomy 25:14 and 25:15 Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, … But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/who-invented-the-metric-system.html Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
