Fw: [meteorite-list] re: meteorite photography scales

From: Jose Campos <josecamposcomet_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:51 2004
Message-ID: <000901c373e7$66bb5ae0$cbc216d5_at_computername>

Hi List

 "...10 millimeters in a cube...2.57 cubes in a inch, etc."

Certainly he means: 10 mm per SIDE...
It's 10 mm = 2.54" In a CUBE there is 10x10x10 mm = 1 cm3

Perhaps the T on the cube stands for "Top"? What about the other letters?

José Campos


----- Original Message -----
From: "Marco Langbroek" <marco.langbroek_at_wanadoo.nl>
To: "meteorite list" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] re: meteorite photography scales


> > I would believe most are centimeter cubes. 10 millimeters in a
cube...2.57
> > cubes in an inch, etc.
>
> Just hair-splitting: I think that should be 2.54, not 2.57?
>
> On a more serious note regarding scale indicators used in meteorite
photo's:
> I prefer scale indicators like black-white bars or 1 cm cubes (or even 1
> inch cubes) to the frequent habit of another type of size indicator, a
coin.
> While perhaps a US resident does not realize this, non-US, e.g. European
> residents might not be familiar with the size of a US dime or quarter coin
> at all. For them such a size indicator can be quite meaningless.
Especially
> meteorite dealers who serve an international public should realize this.
>
> - Marco :-)
>
>
>
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Received on Fri 05 Sep 2003 03:53:38 PM PDT