But not fully decimal, Philippe., except for that interval from 1793-1806.
Even the French admit that duodecimal has its place :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_Calendar
Piers
PS Methinks that we British insisted on decimal currency, or at least our
banks and large retailers, as large-scale computerisation of the pre-decimal
currency would have been ... interesting. I can still remember working in an
office with adding machines (before calculators) some of which had been made
before (but in preparation for) decimalisation. They had a hidden switch to
convert to decimal - it was a big joke to switch a colleague's adding
machine back to pounds-shillings-pence without them noticing. Very odd
results!
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus
[mailto:olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Philippe
Sent: 23 July 2014 14:07
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] worst of a bad bunch
Seems correct as seen from here, you nautic boy.
;-)
The mile is no problem per se, neither are other units.
The main problem WAS not being fully decimal.
Yet computer and pocket calculators may have changed the stakes these days.
BTW: Why is it that the dollar was decimal (from the start?) and the pound
not (until De Gaulle insisted on it)?
Philippe, metric AND decimal since just after headless king Louis XVI
decided his brains needed a rest ...
Le 23 juil. 2014 à 13:56, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> Since the answer is directed to Philippe, it might be advisable to
> remove the comma, to avoid possible confusion!
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus
> [mailto:olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Chuck Norcutt
> Sent: 23 July 2014 03:53
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] worst of a bad bunch
>
> 160,934 cm.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> On 7/22/2014 4:20 PM, Philippe wrote:
>> what's a mile?
>> Ph
>>
>> Le 22 juil. 2014 à 19:37, Chuck Norcutt
>> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a
> écrit :
>>
>>> I couldn't relate to 1/4 million acres but I can relate to a square
>>> 20
> miles on a side.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/22/2014 12:00 PM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
>>>> <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-03K99EfTCv8/U85ezd8jxBI/AAAAAAAACbs/l7yK
>>>> g QBPKxs/s1600/20140722_CarltonComplex_IR_map_11x17.jpg>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> over 1/4 million acres and growing.. Hundreds of buildings burned.
>>>> One of many around here.
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