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But please discuss, as SI units are more appropriate for scientific articles. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 19:54, 28 February 2007 (EST) | But please discuss, as SI units are more appropriate for scientific articles. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 19:54, 28 February 2007 (EST) | ||
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| + | : To be blunt, using miles to describe distances in space is almost painful. However, it might make sense if the audience is mainly American to use both, maybe with a slash, or put the English unit in parentheses or brackets. [[User:JoshuaZ|JoshuaZ]] 20:41, 28 February 2007 (EST) | ||
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U. S. Customary units
I don't know what Conservapedia's policy on units and dimensions is, but taking the lead from the "American" spelling policy, I have used U. S. Customary units rather than SI ("metric system") units throughout this article.
But please discuss, as SI units are more appropriate for scientific articles. Dpbsmith 19:54, 28 February 2007 (EST)
- To be blunt, using miles to describe distances in space is almost painful. However, it might make sense if the audience is mainly American to use both, maybe with a slash, or put the English unit in parentheses or brackets. JoshuaZ 20:41, 28 February 2007 (EST)