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Re: The mil as a unit of angle.
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2003 Mar 14, 07:36 +0000
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2003 Mar 14, 07:36 +0000
Richard Pisko said- >Those failed French "decimalized" pocket watches from just >after their Revolution are quite valuable, I have been told. Response from George- That's interesting. On what basis did the French attempt to decimalise time? Was it in milliDays, perhaps? I hope so. George Huxtable. ================================================================ contact George Huxtable by email at george@huxtable.u-net.com, by phone at 01865 820222 (from outside UK, +44 1865 820222), or by mail at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK. ================================================================