Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points

James Knott <james.knott -AT- rogers.com>
Sat, 17 Mar 2012 07:33:30 -0400

Mark Simon wrote:

My guess is that it does apply to hand tools, as the difference istrivial. When you multiply inches by enough (63360 in one mile), thenthe difference is probably enough to be a problem, and so US surveyinghas a problem. I don’t know how they handled that in England.


According to Wikipedia, they resurveyed several years ago, in metres.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_%28unit%29

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Context

[libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points · Sebastiaan Snoeckx
- Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points · Jean-Francois Nifenecker
  - Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points · Mark Simon
    - Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points · man_without_clue
      - Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points · James Knott
        
        Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points · Mark Simon
        
        Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points · James Knott
        
        Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points · Sebastiaan Snoeckx
        
        Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points · Jean-Francois Nifenecker

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