[Boatanchors] WTB: Xtals (even mHz)

[W2HX]

Except that a Volt could have always been called "J/C".  The volt can be
defined as one joule per coulomb of charge. So just as we called Hz as C/S
(cycles per second)! So naming the this J/C for Alessandro Volta doesn’t
sound much different than naming c/s after Hertz.

73 Eugene W2HX (look up my last name in QRZ and you'll know why I am
interested in this discussion!)


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kludge
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 2:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] WTB: Xtals (even mHz)

-----Original Message-----
From: J. Forster [mailto:jfor at quik.com] 
> The ultimate tribute to a scientist is to become "part of the furniture".
> To that end physical laws and units are named after the greatest of the
> great:

In creating a new unit, I can understand this but renaming one that has been
around for longer than any of us have been alive is simply change for the
sake of change.  If they wanted to honor Hertz, they should have used his
name for a new unit or law, not rename a preexisting one.  Otherwise, it's
like changing a street name to one of a local politician - change for the
sake of change.

Best regards,
 
Michael, WH7HG BL01xh
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/NTH/index.aspx 
http://wh7hg.blogspot.com/ 
http://kludges-other-blog.blogspot.com 
Hiki Nô! 

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