2000-12-21
Aren't you referring to Milli Litre, a famous French dancing girl, who
accompanied the surveyors and kept them entertained and free of boredom?
She was the French Sacagewea. She was to be honoured on a new 1 Franc coin,
but since France now uses the Euro and the Franc will be obsolete in 2002,
the plan was scrapped. To show their appreciation and gratitude, the French
Academy of Sciences named a unit and prefix after her. Now, wasn't that
nice of them?
BTW, the Euro value is steadily climbing and has reached 90 cents US.
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
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Sent: Thursday, 2000-12-21 09:06
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:9924] Re: "metric"
Aha! Wasn't he the colleague of M. Liter, the Frencman who wrote volumes
in the field of metrology?
Jim
