glaviouse t1_j28jshj wrote
Reply to comment by nova9001 in China reveals ambitious plans for Asia's largest optical telescope | The new telescope will have an aperture of 19.7 feet (6 meters) by 2024 while its mirror will be expanded to 26.2 feet (8 m) by 2030. by chrisdh79
yes, more or less
US units are based on SI, SI is decimal, so simpler
but, what is the stranger to me is hearing US people saying their system is freedom system, whereas in its name, it's "imperialism" and a testimony of the English Empire
nova9001 t1_j28k3ym wrote
Funny thing is US invented SI units lol. I don't think people understand what "freedom" means.
glaviouse t1_j28l6sb wrote
I don't think SI was invented by US
to me, it's from the French Revolution, from the need to homogeneize the weights, lengths, ...
many sciencists participated to the construction of this new system
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