Actually, Patrick, I believe the measurements were originally made in kilometers and later converted to the other *colonial unit* to satisfy the false perception that readers want colonial units in first position and kilometers within (...). EAM
---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:45:32 +0000 >From: Patrick Moore <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:50228] FYI NASA km >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >NASA news item gives distances in miles with conversions to km in parens: ><http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20110329/sc_space/nasaspacecraftsnaps1stphotoofmercuryfromorbit>. >
