More degrees of separation.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

From: Weatherwise | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

I read your very interesting article about metric and non-metric units ("A Matter of Degrees," May/June 2003). Sometimes, these differences between the U.S., Great Britain, and other countries may lead to serious problems. An example is the crash of Mars Climate Orbiter satellite (a French-American cooperation) on ...

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