From: Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mard nove 4, 2003 21:38:10 Canada/Eastern To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [USMA:27443] Re: Pint/lb vs Liter/kg
John David Galt in USMA 27443 wrote:
In 1963 the French committee in charge of the metric system voted, not to fix
this discrepancy by adjusting either the meter or the kilogram, but to sweep
it under the rug by redefining the liter as 1000 cc (and no longer related to
1 kg of water).
John David Galt
The metric system is not controlled by a French committee but by the Conf�rence G�n�rale des Poids et Mesures (CCPM) which meets every 4 years. The more immediate control of the metric system is by the Comit� International des Poids et Mesures. I believe that Canada is represented on both bodies.
