Terry Quinn uses the plural "definitions" not the singular, for Le Grand K alone. Let's give Terry the benefit of any doubts of the values of the Xs (plural) in the new definitions of the fundamental constants yet to be established.
Gene. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:44:43 +1100 >From: Pat Naughtin <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:49662] Le Grand K >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > Dear Al, > What will be the mass of the new kilogram as > realised by the NIST watt metre? Will it try for the > original mass of Le Grand K plus 50 micrograms or > will the watt balance use the present mass of Le > Grand K assuming that other secondary standards have > lost 50 micrograms? > I haven't seen any reference to the mass of the > kilogram in any of the media. They seem more > fascinated by the idea of a kilogram "weight" and by > Terry Quinn's strange quote: > "The new definitions are "as big a change as the > introduction of the metric system during the French > Revolution," says Terry Quinn, a dapper Briton who > organized the seminar and once served as director of > the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, > which ensures world-wide uniformity of > measurements." > Presumably the dapperness is important! The quote > seems to me to be way over the top. >... > Cheers, > Pat Naughtin LCAMS > ...
