Ma Be wrote in USMA 19098: > Aside from the 7 fundamental units, wouldn't (or shouldn't) ALL and ANY >other unit actually be a derivative therefrom? What I mean is that both >the volt and the watt are derived units, and trying to make a firm >statement that one actually came from the other may be difficult to >ascertain after all. In other words, maybe we should go back to the >basics to settle these questions, i.e. ask what is a volt and a watt and >write them both in terms of what they actually are (i.e. in terms of the >fundamental base units, like kg, m, s, etc), and forget about whether in >the beginning, originally, one came before the other or something. Or >putting it yet another way, no physical concept should be given "primacy" >over the other. (just a thought...)
I think Ma Be's request for a list of SI units in terms of the SI base units is provided by Tables 2, 3 and 4 of the metric bible.. Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071
