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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Is this the UK’s oldest kilometre sign?
A sign showing kilometres on the route of the first ’London’ marathon had its anniversary this week. For a century, it has pointed the way for anyone trying to retrace the steps of the original runners towards the finishing line at White City in London, where the 1908 Olympic … Continue reading
Posted in History, Road signs
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Acre not to be abolished – unfortunately
The media just can’t get it right. Nor can they miss any opportunity, however unfounded, to knock both the metric system and the European Union. The latest non-story is to be found in the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail of … Continue reading
Posted in General, Media
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Seventh UK scientist honoured by CGPM
The contribution of British engineers and scientists to the development of the international metric system is well known. What is less well known is that in addition to the six SI units that are named after British scientists and engineers, … Continue reading
Posted in Technical
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All distances on London pedestrian signs to be shown in “minutes”
According to Legible London, an initiative led by Transport for London, all existing pedestrian direction signs in London will be replaced by 2015 with new wayfinding signs. The enamelled monolith-style signs will have maps as well as directions and distances … Continue reading
Posted in Road signs, Transport
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