Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:06:00 +1000 From: "Haikal Saadh" <wyldephyre2@yahoo.com> To: <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Useful Metric Conversions Message-ID: <009a01bf8fac$fb8afcc0$27a293cb@timberwolf> References: <20000316182207.C235@parish> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10003161417340.57499-100000@peloton.runet.edu> <20000316215216.A248@parish> <20000316141306.C2841@mojave.worldwide.lemis.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.runet.edu>; Paul Richards <paul@originative.co.uk>; <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 8:13 AM Subject: Re: Useful Metric Conversions *snip* > > The metric system made a distinction between weight and mass right > from the beginning. The gram was the unit of mass, not weight; the > unit of weight was the bary, which dropped out of use. I can see why...I can't imagine strolling into a shop and going " A bary of potatoes please, my good man" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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