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[edit] Merge with Metrology

Friends: I would like to suggest that this entire article be merged into the History section of the Metrology article currently in work. Metrology is, after all, the overall science of measurement. This section, if left here, will be redundant of that in the history sect so wrong ion of Metrology. I would like to hear your feedback on this rnkghvbvbnvnvnbequest. --David.c.h 23:03, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

I'd like to see Metrology tidied up a bit first. However, I'm not sure that these should be merged. I don't agree that this section will be redundant when Metrology is completed. It seems to me that the subject matter here & there is different enough to justify keeping them seperate. Jimp 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Jimp: I agree with you that the article on metrology needs to be cleaned up a lot. However, I wonder why you believe that the History of measurement is significantly different from or not an integral part of metrology. Metrology is the science of measurement. It is fundamental to all other fields of scientific study. That science not only incorporates how measurements are made and agreed upon by society, but also how measurements and measurment science have developed over time. The article as now written does not in any way fall outside of the realm of metrology in my opinion. However, I am amiable to cutting and pasting this article into Metrology and also keeping it a separate article if you think it best. Please give me your feedback on this. Oops, I forgot to sign and date this input. Sorry, --David.c.h 07:23, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

• Strong disagree on Move/Merge concept. A brief synopsis with a cite over in Metrology "See Main Article History of measurement" would be the least work and most flexible approach. Secondarily, but more telling, people need titles that make sense to them to search, and a history of title will be specified and wanted, not to mention found far more frequently than Metrology which is difficult to spell if you aren't into the fields arcana. It's a specialists term, and deserves article space, whereas History of... articles may be entered by a whole host people having very diverse circumstansially derived possible rational reasons. Keep this as the more esoteric, and less friendly to the casual user, and I'll get back Metrology to dumb it down for the average reader. I placed that task on my to-do list moments ago for just that sort of edit. I seem to have a talent being a generalist for such. (I just can't wait, looking at the preceding and the Talk: Metrology!) Well, I guess fools still rush in where Angels... (Sigh!) FrankB 23:27, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] short

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This article is way too short. It should include more about the realationships between the systems and also why there is a realationship. -from greek to roman to english. The history of measuring for humans in an encyclopedia would include a lot of more facts than this. Also there should be linked to the roman system. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.8.148.20 (talk) 18:11, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Day's journey

This ungrammatically named stub is up for deletion - it certainly needs improvement. Can anyone help? Johnbod 01:59, 23 February 2007 (UTC)