Dear All,
You might be interested in this letter from Thomas Jefferson to Dr,
Robert Patterson (See: http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/P/tj3/writings/brf/jefl212.htm
in which he writes:
What ratio shall we adopt for the parts and multiples of this unit?
The decimal without a doubt. Our arithmatic being founded in a decimal
numeration, the same numeration in a system of measures, weights and
coins, tallies at once with that. On this question, I believe, there
has been no difference of opinion.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
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