> Read "Civilization One" by Christopher Knight and Allan
> Butler and then
> let's talk about the foolishness of the US and Imperial
> measurement systems.
> And Jefferson's involvement. And the relationship to the
> metric system too.
Couldn't we not, and just say we did ?
To me, it's all just nonsense ... the universe is NOT Euclidean and
therefore any system of measurement in a straight line can only be an
approximation to the truth. Measure distance in furlongs, microns or
light-seconds, it just doesn't matter as long as you know the conversion
factors and uncertainty. Then apply Finagle's constant as needed until you
get the answer you want.
Randall
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