You may find this link even more interesting:
http://www.sizes.com/units/gallon_english_wine.htm
The US gallon at 231 in³ is identical to Queen Anne Wine gallon passed by
Parliament in 1706, taking effect in 1707.
Prior to that, it had been 231 in³, a cylindrical measure 7" D x 6" high (about
In preparing the new initiative to amend the FPLA to *permit* metric-only
labeling, NIST has compiled an impressive list of products which *already*
display metric-only labels; many imported items, and many items packaged in
the USA.
We can be glad that there is no vigorous literal enforceme
This article in Wikipedia gives the background and the attendant crazy flavor
of what's behind the Imperial vs US Customary madness:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_ounce
I agree with John maybe holding the feet to the fire of those members of
the FMI who are opposed to amending the F
The US fluid ounce is larger than the Imperial, but the quart is smaller.
While
not allowed (alone) by FPLA, the 40 oz delaration is true in Canada in the "I
gave you more than" sense. Had they said 1 QT 8 OZ, that would have been
untrue
(and unlawful) in Canada.
Has NAFTA somehow exempted
Here's where things get a little ugly, of course, because the FPLA requires US
fluid ounces, which are not the ounce used in Canada.
All the more reason for us to get the FPLA amended. I have this obsessive
conviction (no secret there ;-) that rational metric sizes will abound once
that happen
No one is ever going to seriously consider a material change in the value of
the
meter or second (other than refinement of better implementing the value). Both
enter into the derivation of so many derived units that it completely changes
ALL science and measurement. If the second is frozen, a
Harry sir:
I reported the updated value published in Times, New York dated 1972 December
4th in my contribution "The Metric Second" published in ISI Bulln., V25 N4,
1973 April through Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi in my attempt to
redefine LENGTH UNIT - Metre, in terms of Velocity of Li
Lots of interesting metric talk in this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light
HARRY WYETH
I have a 1.18 L bottle of shampoo, which would look a little funny without its
companion "40 oz." I believe it is not strictly FPLA-compliant as I believe
1QT
8OZ is mandatory, but 40 OZ may be specified in addition. What is odder is
that
it came in a bundle that included a smaller bottle, w
While you wait for the new edition of ANSI SI10, you might consider NIST SP330
and SP811. Both are free pdf downloads. For technical editting, SP811 would
make a very satisfactory style guide in my opinion. Since you wouldn't be
spending any money, you could still get SI10 when it is availabl
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