Metrication - a historical perspective
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007I have submitted this blog article to draw attention to and allow comment on an historical account of metrication in the UK written in 1980. (more…)
Archive for April, 2007
Sensationalising with the help of Fahrenheit
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007Today I notice an item in “The Sun” newspaper a headline (approx from memory)
“Marathon runner collapses in 73° heat”
BBC pundit supports going metric
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007Mention ‘k’ to this economist, and it’s not only the size of investment capital that he’s thinking of..
Is the Moon still metric?
Monday, April 9th, 2007According to a BBC story, Dennis Hope, the self-proclaimed (imperialist?) owner of the moon, is selling plots of lunar real estate by the acre.
When were metres prohibited on road signs?
Monday, April 9th, 2007Was there any law against metric road signs before the 1970s? asks Kel
How many people can visualise a kilometre?
Sunday, April 8th, 2007How many people can visualise a kilometre (or a mile for that matter)? asks Martin Vlietstra.
Where can I buy metric-only scales?
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007This plaintive question is posed by an inquirer who lives in south London.
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World rail speed record, 574.8 km/h
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007The world rail speed record was last set on 3 April 2007 by a French TGV train, reaching a speed of 574.8 km/h on a special record-setting attempt on the TGV Est route between Paris and Strasbourg.