Jim, What phrase have you proposed to the CCU to replace the misleading words "New SI"?
I suggest "Making SI More Precise" or "SI Becoming More Precise" or "Coming Greater Precision of SI" or "SI to become More Precise" to replace "New SI" which we agree is an improvement of SI *not* a New SI. Gene. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:33:14 -0600 >From: "James R. Frysinger" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:49911] Re: New BIPM web page on the "New SI" -- possible >revision >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Dear Colleagues, > >I have conveyed to some key people in the CCU and the BIPM the common >concerns that were expressed here regarding the use of the phrase "New >SI" and regarding the need for an explicit declaration on stability in >the magnitude of the units, notably the kilogram. They have taken those >matters under advisement and are considering editorial actions they >might take. We thus could see some revisions to this new page on the >BIPM website or in one or more of the listed articles -- or both -- in >the near future. So, please help me keep an eye on that material. >...
