Oh; the reason the meter was so far off is that one of the men sent out to make measurements instead stayed in a fancy hotel eating and drinking the funds and sending back educated guesses. :-)
People who aren't familiar with the history of metrology (not meteorology) don't realize just how good our ancestors were with non-electronic equipment. (Yes, ancient humans really did measure and lay out the foundations of those pyramids. :-)
I'm an engineer, I've had surveying, this is also an interest of mine beyond what I needed for my career. So, I know a lot more about it than most people.
I do appreciate your comments. I have a bad habit of lazily skipping over things, and need to be kept on my toes. You not only caused me to check and reassure myself, in the process of checking I learned a couple of new things.
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Date: 2013-02-22 07:05 pm (UTC)Oh; the reason the meter was so far off is that one of the men sent out to make measurements instead stayed in a fancy hotel eating and drinking the funds and sending back educated guesses. :-)
People who aren't familiar with the history of metrology (not meteorology) don't realize just how good our ancestors were with non-electronic equipment. (Yes, ancient humans really did measure and lay out the foundations of those pyramids. :-)
I'm an engineer, I've had surveying, this is also an interest of mine beyond what I needed for my career. So, I know a lot more about it than most people.
I do appreciate your comments. I have a bad habit of lazily skipping over things, and need to be kept on my toes. You not only caused me to check and reassure myself, in the process of checking I learned a couple of new things.