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A way to solve the problem!
By:Lennart Berlin
Date: 11/14/1999, 6:52 pm
In Response To: Re:Metric Measure (Ian Johnston)

Why not combine the systems! We are used to the decadic numbers with 10 as base. If we change to dodecadic numbers with 12 as base it would be easier with feet and inches. 1' 2" can then be written as 1.2 feet. We can use 1/12 of an inch and write that as 0.01 feet. In most cases that is accurate enough. Of course we need to invent two new figures for 10 and 11. Bigger problems have been solved.

Lennart

Messages In This Thread

Kayakcraft offsets
Darrell K. Pearse -- 11/10/1999, 10:59 am
Re: Kayakcraft offsets
garland reese -- 11/10/1999, 11:15 am
The official answer on offsets is ---
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/11/1999, 5:29 pm
Re: The official answer on offsets is ---
Bram -- 11/13/1999, 9:42 pm
Re:Metric Measure
Ian Johnston -- 11/14/1999, 4:06 am
Re:Metric Measure
John Waddington -- 11/14/1999, 7:52 am
Re:Metric Measure
Ian Johnston -- 11/14/1999, 1:10 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/14/1999, 6:39 pm
Re: Sniffin' Ethanol
Ian Johnston -- 11/16/1999, 3:31 am
Re:Metric Measure
Bram -- 11/14/1999, 11:33 am
Re:Metric Measure
Ian Johnston -- 11/14/1999, 12:56 pm
A way to solve the problem!
Lennart Berlin -- 11/14/1999, 6:52 pm