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- From: schenn@venus.lerc.nasa.gov (Lisa Henn)
- Subject: Re: US standard measures
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- Date: 12 Jan 1993 20:51 EDT
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- In article Andrew Poutiatine writes...
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- >The normal units are foot and statute mile, and the conversion is 5280 feet/
- >statute mile.
- >There is also a US survey foot that is 1.000002 feet.
- >There is also a measure of pressure known as a foot of water,
- >In addition the US survey mile is 5280 US survey feet.
- >The nautical mile is used most often in nautical and aviation applications, and
- >is 6076.1155 feet, or 1.150779 statute miles.
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- I can't wait until we go metric!!! WHY does anyone want to hang on to this
- system of units?? (if the original poster was waylaid by these length
- conversions, he should try his hand at the thermo units!)
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- When are we supposed to be converted by, currently? '94? '97? Not soon
- enough!
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- L
- Lisa Henn
- Analex Corporation
- schenn@e4310h01.lerc.nasa.gov
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