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rossum
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      10-18-2004
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:58:18 -0700, "E. Robert Tisdale"
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>Please find attached the physical constants header file physical.h
>
>It defines conversion factors to mks units.


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>namespace physical {
> namespace unit { // conversion factor

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> const double dollar = 1.0;
> const double dollars = dollar;
> const double cent = dollar/100.0;
> const double cents = cent;

I have never thought of dollar as a physical unit. Namespace currency
perhaps.
const double pound = 1.0;
const double penny = pound / 100.0;
const double pence = penny;
const double euro = 1.0;
etc.

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I have added UK English/European spellings. meter --> metre etc.
> // SI units (mks)
> // length
> const double meter = 1.0;
> const double meters = meter;

const double metre = meter;
const double metres = meter;

> const double m = meter;
> const double kilometer = 1000.0*meters;
> const double kilometers = kilometer;

const double kilometre = kilometer;
const double kilometres = kilometer;

> const double km = kilometer;
> const double decimeter = meters/10.0;
> const double decimeters = decimeter;

const double decimetre = decimeter;
const double decimetres = decimeter;

> const double dm = decimeter;
> const double centimeter = meters/100.0;
> const double centimeters = centimeter;

const double centimetre = centimeter;
const double centimetres = centimeter;

> const double cm = centimeter;
> const double millimeter = meters/1000.0;
> const double millimeters = millimeter;

const double millimetre = millimeter;
const double millimetres = millimeter;

> const double mm = millimeter;
> const double micron = meter/1000000.0;
> const double microns = micron;
> const double nanometer = meter/1000000000.0;
> const double nanometers = nanometer;

const double nanometre = nanometer;
const double nanometres = nanometer;

> const double nm = nanometer;
> const double decinanometer = meter/10000000000.0;
> const double decinanometers = decinanometer;

const double decinanometre = decinanometer;
const double decinanometres = decinanometer;

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> // volume
> const double stere = meter*meter*meter;
> const double steres = stere;
> const double liter = stere/1000.0;
> const double liters = liter;

const double litre = stere/1000.0;
const double litres = liter;

> const double l = liter;
> const double milliliter = stere/1000000.0;
> const double milliliters = milliliter;

const double millilitre = milliliter;
const double millilitres = milliliter;

> const double ml = milliliter;
> const double cc = milliliter;

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> }
> // mass
> const double kilogram = 1.0;
> const double kilograms = kilogram;

const double kilogramme = 1.0;
const double kilogrammes = kilogram;

> const double kg = kilogram;

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> const double gram = kilograms/1000.0;
> const double grams = gram;

const double gramme = kilograms/1000.0;
const double grammes = gram;

> const double g = gram;
> const double milligram = kilogram/1000000.0;
> const double milligrams = milligram;

const double milligramme = kilogram/1000000.0;
const double milligrammes = milligram;

> const double mg = milligram;
> namespace metric { // weight
> const double carat = gram/5.0;
> const double carats = carat;
> const double ton = 1000.0*kilograms;
> const double tons = ton;

const double tonne = 1000.0*kilograms;
const double tonnes = ton;

You have namespace metric, but these two might be useful.
const double metric_ton = ton;
const double metric_tons = ton;

> const double t = ton;
> }

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> // spacial frequency
> const double diopter = 1.0/meter;
> const double diopters = diopter;

const double dioptre = 1.0/meter;
const double dioptres = diopter;

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      10-18-2004
rossum wrote:

> You have namespace metric, but these two might be useful.
> const double metric_ton = ton;
> const double metric_tons = ton;


What's wrong with using metric::ton or metric::tons?
 
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      10-19-2004
On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:04:16 -0700, "E. Robert Tisdale"
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>rossum wrote:
>
>> You have namespace metric, but these two might be useful.
>> const double metric_ton = ton;
>> const double metric_tons = ton;

>
>What's wrong with using metric::ton or metric::tons?

Nothing at all. I was less sure about these two than the others,
hence my comment.

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