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A system of measurements dating back 300 years is not ancient by any sane scale. It's still the newcomer to the set of systems of measurement.
by bcgraham 14y ago
A system of measurements dating back 300 years is not ancient by any sane scale. It's still the newcomer to the set of systems of measurement.
- astrodust 14y agoConsidering the amount of scientific discovery since that point, yes, it is ancient. Surely 90% of our scientific knowledge has come past the point in which it was invented.