iiumbcr nnd licforc tlic dcciiiinl figurea, to nvoid error8 in tlic tlccininl place., e.8.. inrtcntl of 13'57G kilos, wit0 13 k, 57C, II nicthotl iiscd in Gcrninny. I'rofersor Sirinicr.i... nlso rcmnrkcd tlinwhc mctricnl rystcm n'ns too scldoni tniiglit, cvcn iii sclioolo henring n good rcputntion, nntl hc reltlom fouiid n n c r rtutlcnt nlio hod nny reiil itlcn of tlic mngnitidc conccrnctl. IIc thought tlic cffcct of tciicliing it. na o p p ~c i l to oiir own irrntionul rptcni, woiilcl tic licncfici:iI, tlic system Iicing logicnl nntl concirc, nnd tliricforc tcntling to clcnnics3 of tliouglit. IIc bclicvcil tlic iiitrocliiction of n ncw systcm woii11I bc Iiirgelj dcpcntlcnt on pliilnntliropic and piiblic-spirited cntlcnvoiir ou tlic p r t of tliorc niixioiis for tlic coiivriiicncc of tlicir fcl1ow crcittiircs iind in the Iircrsing crigciicics of biisiiiew.
]lc con*idercil tlic iise of '1 proof" spirit niid irratioiiiil lijdrorneterr by tlic lzxcisc Dcpnrtiiiciit to Iic n tlirgrncu to the cotintry.
Ile tlioiiglit ccrtniii rcfornir, ~u c l i ns tlic iiitroduction of mtioiinl liyilroinctcrr, tlie doing nway with tlic locnl vnriiitions of tlie litonc wciglit, niitl tliu ridoption of tho !!.oOO 111. ton. rlioulil bc iinnicdintcly iitti:iiiptctl.
,\c to Nr. l~iptoii'a iiicnriircs, lic tloiilitcd dictlicr it woiild 110 eiisicr to iitlopt tlicin tlinn the inctriciil ryctcin.
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iii refcrcncc to Iiydroinctcrr, rciniirketl tliut IIC hit1 foiiiitl t h i n so fiiulty iii gniiluiition tliiit be nlnnjlc uwd rpccific puvity fliisks or tho Iiydrostiitic hnliincc. Blr. LUIIOS, in replying, siiid tliut Iic lind choscn 17' C. no his stnntlnnl bccniisc for ortlinnry work this woultl involvo no corrcction for tciiipcmtiirc. \Vlicn tlic ntnntlnrd wiir fixer1 at d C., tliere wcrc 110 tliernioiiietcrs in the iiinrkct rufflcicntly nccunitc for titking tlie ortlinnry tcinpcrnturc. ~IIC~CM now n 5s. instrunicnt woiild h cxnct enoiigh for ordinary work.
l'lic poiin11 WIU proved to bc a ~iiorc prncticnl unit than tlic kilo. 'Tlic Cermnn pfuiitl" und Ir'rencli lldciiiikilo. " FCIO niorc cxtcribivcly urcd in retiiil tnidc tliiin tlic kilo. llir rcliciiic was riirrcly n rough tln~ft, rind Iic was ourpriscd tlint it 11:itI not Lcii iiiorc rcvercly criticircd.