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From: Luigi de Guzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Tuesday 21 December 2004 18:15, mike wilson wrote:
. As with most imperial measurements and their applications it was designed by engineers based on practical experience, not the mutterings of a committee based on the wavelength of a particular colour of light.
mike
so that would include the inch, which was fixed at three barleycorns' lengths, or the yard, fixed at the distance between Henry II's nose to his right thumb?
I did say most. The others were created by other professions for equally practical reasons. Both systems have their benefits, although I would take suitability of use over ease of use as an ulimate decider.
mike
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