I wasn't going to mention it; but we were taught centimeters, and decilitres, and centigrams in the late 60's. and to take it one step farther, our hypodermic needles, and engine measurements have been cubic centimeter for longer than that I believe.
On Tue, 7 Oct 2008, Ray Boyce wrote: > Hi David > > Well that is very funny because in Australia there is. > > Regards > > Ray > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of David W Wood > Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2008 9:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] This table provides some quick conversions for > common US and metric measurements. > > > > Ray: > > Very useful, but an error which is all too common. > There is no correct measure called a centimetre. > The metric system came from France in Napoleon's time when he used a Metre > and measures based on it of a factor of ten, which is what the Romans did. > > However, owing to confusion, the S.I. definitions came to being in the early > 60s. > The international system was based on the Metre, Gram and second as its > fundamental units, with multiples being of 10^3 or 10^-3. > Hence the truly correct measures of metric length are: > Mega metre > Kilometre > Metre > Millimetre > Micrometer > Nanometre > Pico metre > > And so on. > > Common use, of course, puts a different perspective on the situation! > > David W Wood > > GUILDFORD PHYSIOTHERAPY AND SPORTS CLINIC > MATTHEWS HOUSE > 85 EPSOM ROAD > GUILDFORD > SURREY GU1 3PA > > T: 01483 575876 (APPOINTMENTS) > 302691 (ALL OTHER INQUIRIES) > > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:reception%40guildfordphysio.net> > W: http://tinyurl.com/5wptcp > > ____________________ > DISCLAIMER > The information contained in this e-mail is strictly confidential and is > intended solely for the individual/s to whom it is addressed. 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