Dear All, I have noticed it before, but I have never questioned the BIPM logo.
See: the background of page 1, and in more detail of page 3 of: http://www.bipm.fr/utils/common/pdf/si_brochure_8.pdf This logo has three figures: one holding a metre stick; another with a caduceus of Hermes representing doctors and medicine; and a third with a spinning stick wearing elaborate textiles. Below these is a world globe to indicate the international nature of BIPM and an industrial wheel similar to the one used by Rotary International Clubs to show that the metric system is relevant to industry. Above all of the above are the letters BIPM and below the figures are the words: METRO XPO Can anyone help me with a translation of METRO XPO? Cheers and thanks, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305, Belmont, Geelong, Australia Phone 61 3 5241 2008 Pat Naughtin is the editor of the free online monthly newsletter, 'Metrication matters'. You can subscribe by going to http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter Pat is the editor of the 'Numbers and measurement' chapter of the Australian Government Publishing Service 'Style manual for writers, editors and printers'. He is a Member of the National Speakers Association of Australia and the International Federation of Professional Speakers. He is also recognised as a Lifetime Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist (LCAMS) with the United States Metric Association. For more information go to: http://metricationmatters.com --
