dear phys-lers,
I recall reading the Thomas Jefferson once proposed that
the meter be defined as the length of a pendulum with a
period of two seconds (at sea level). If this had been
done, then g in m/s^2 would be precisely pi squared.
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* Nick C. Steph *
* Franklin College *
* Department of Physics *
* Franklin, IN 46131 *
* Phone: 317-738-8308 *
* Fax: 317-738-8310 *
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