Monthly Archives: March 2009

Just how big is a trillion?

Posted on 2009-03-07 by admin

Media interest has recently focussed on the effects of the credit crunch. The UK’s stalled metric changeover is all but forgotten. John Frewen-Lord has, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, succeeded in linking these issues while providing another example of the superiority of metric … Continue reading →

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Update on the fires in Australia

Posted on 2009-03-06 by admin

Our correspondent down-under brings us up-to-date on the recent catastrophic fires in the state of Victoria. Pat Naughtin wrote on 5 March:

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