Pierre, Pat and list: >.....10 The gry could then have the symbol GWhile G, seems acceptable for >'Grave = GRAM = 1000g a still shorter 'phonetic' approach may be to call THIS >unit *gra or gri* with unit symbol, G to mean 1000g i.e. 1 kg. Regards,Brij Bhushan Vij (MJD 2454496)/995+D-031W04-03 (G. Wednesday, 2008 January 30 H 21:05(decimal) ISTAa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 (365th day of Year is World Day) HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar*****"Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai"Contact # 011-9818775933 (M)001(201)962-3708(when in US)
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [USMA:40308] Re: kgDate: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:56:06 +1100To: [email protected] On 2008/01/30, at 2:06 AM, Pierre Abbat wrote: The problem with using "G" for the grave is that it has since been used for the gauss. Even though the gauss has been replaced with the tesla, more people would think "gauss" when they see "G" as a unit symbol. Pierre Dear All, Perhaps now is the time to re-suggest the word 'gry' as an international unit, only this time for mass rather than length. I would pronounce this as in 'angry' and 'hungry'. It seems to have several properties that might make it useful: 1 It is a short word 2 It has only one syllable 3 It is not used elsewhere in the English language and I suspect that it is not used much in other languages (although I don't know if this is the case). 4 It has a connotation of being an abbreviation of the word, 'gravity', which is a property shared by all objects with mass 5 It fits well with the prefixes and it is easy to pronouce either alone or in combination (say out loud: nanogry, microgry, milligry, gry, kilogry, megagry, gigagry etc). 6 The word gry has a long (classical) history in that it is derived from the ancient Greek word, gry, where it meant 'a small amount'. This use seems to imply a small amount of mass rather than a small amount of length but my Greek isn't up to such subtleties. 7 The idea of using a gry as a measuring unit (for length) goes back to John Locke in 1679 only 11 years after John Wilkins developed the original idea for an international system based on a 'universal measure'. 8 Thomas Jefferson probably developed his ideas for a decimal measuring system from John Locke's gry but he used the word point instead in his 1790 report. 9 The clash with the gauss is not a great issue as the gauss is deprecated anyhow. Surely it's time for our magnetic friends to move on! 10 The gry could then have the symbol G The web site at: http://www.onlineunitconversion.com/gry_to_shackle.html says 'In 1813, the gry was revived in another decimal measurement scheme in Britain.' but I have never heard of such a scheme at that time. Can anyone help me with details of a decimal measurement scheme in the UK in 1813? Of course there is the small problem of the gry riddle (see: http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/article008.html ) but I digress as this is definitely off topic. Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ for more metrication information, contact Pat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or subscribe to the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter at http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter/ _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/
