I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from Paul Saunders contained the following:
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If you'd read the links I gave you'd know that was because the French government got stroppy about it and they came to a compromise which was halfway between the English and French acronyms, i.e. CUT and TUC.
Sorry guys, late again I know, but while on holiday I read the Da Vinci Code (cracking novel btw...)
It mentions that the original meridian was not in Greenwich at all, it was in Paris.
So how [censored] do you think they feel? Heh...
-- Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/
In message <[email hidden]>, Geoff Berrow <[email hidden]> writes
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I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from Paul Saunders contained the following:
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If you'd read the links I gave you'd know that was because the French government got stroppy about it and they came to a compromise which was halfway between the English and French acronyms, i.e. CUT and TUC.
Sorry guys, late again I know, but while on holiday I read the Da Vinci Code (cracking novel btw...)
It mentions that the original meridian was not in Greenwich at all, it was in Paris.
So how [censored] do you think they feel? Heh...
Until recently, French maps used to have two sets of longitude markings, one for the Greenwich meridian, one for the Paris meridian.
If you want a serious interesting novel, read Neal Stephenson's three parter. Eccentric but quite awesome. -- Chris Morriss
Sprained my ankle on Kinder Scout, whilst descending rather quickly from a large boulder. It was worth it for the photo from the top of the boulder though. :-)
I knew it must be bad because a few minutes passed before I thought to check whether my camera was damaged. :-)
In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...
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I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from Paul Saunders contained the following:
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If you'd read the links I gave you'd know that was because the French government got stroppy about it and they came to a compromise which was halfway between the English and French acronyms, i.e. CUT and TUC.
Sorry guys, late again I know, but while on holiday I read the Da Vinci Code (cracking novel btw...)
strange. me too. also read the prequel to it, Angels & Demons (IIRC) which I thought was even better.
I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from Darren G contained the following:
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Sorry guys, late again I know, but while on holiday I read the Da Vinci Code (cracking novel btw...)
strange. me too.
Well, not that strange, it was at No 1 in WHSmiths.
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also read the prequel to it, Angels & Demons (IIRC) which I thought was even better.
Definitely looking out for more of this guys stuff.
-- Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/
