tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post7852282215148365561..comments2024-03-27T07:30:02.390+00:00Comments on drsolly: Metricationdrsollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15954188290191548178noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-84305935052305988092014-11-06T12:44:49.699+00:002014-11-06T12:44:49.699+00:00We recently visited the observatory at Greenwich. ...We recently visited the observatory at Greenwich. The guide showed us around the Harrison clocks and explained how in 1884, at the International Meridian Conference held in Washington, D.C., 22 countries voted to adopt the Greenwich meridian as the prime meridian of the world. This was mainly because most of the charts at that time already used Greenwich, but as part of the deal Britain was supposed to adopt the metric system. Hobgoblinkitefliernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-64889605327337603792014-11-03T09:21:33.503+00:002014-11-03T09:21:33.503+00:00The argument for not switching to entirely metric ...The argument for not switching to entirely metric was that it would confuse people.<br /><br />Because of course working out your MPG based on how many litres you've put in isn't confusing at all.<br />Richard Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638759252301613756noreply@blogger.com