Timothy Covell wrote:
> one inch = 1 thumb = 1 pouce
Unfortunately that was not the case, since each country
had its own standards of measurement. It wasn't even
true that "1 inch = 1 inch", let alone "1 pint = 1 pint".
> So, the English units were more attuned to nature.
It's true that in some applications units that are divided
in half, rather than in ten, are more convenient.
Carpentry is one example.
> Farhenheit units are smaller so that they make more
> convenient divisions
That's a matter of familiarity. Can you even tell the
difference between 65 degrees and 66 degrees?
> Why is it CH when only 30% speak French
I dunno. But CH abbreviates "Confoederatio Helvetica" which is,
I believe, Latin.
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