Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))

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In article <DGvIFz.59L@cwi.nl>, dik@cwi.nl (Dik T. Winter) says:
>
>In article <46ea3b$997@shore.shore.net> Whittet@shore.net (Whittet) writes:
> > For those who actually study the history of things like the French Revolution,
> > less the propaganda and with some knowledge of the behind the scenes games
> > people play, the major impact of a change in standards of measure is not
> > scientific advance, but big orders for retooled machinery.
>
>Oh come on. The biggest impact was on trade. It was made much easier as
>it was no longer necessary to use different measures each few kilometers
>you travelled.
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Ahh, isn't this Sci.Geo.geology ???, or am I just mistaken
Craig

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