[meteorite-list] re: meteorite photography scales

From: Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:51 2004
Message-ID: <007501c373e8$60c5f9a0$8fd143d8_at_malcolm>

Hello List, José Campos wrote;

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

I am quit certain the T stands for Tom! I do not know what the other letters
are.

Thanks, Tom
Peregrineflier <><
The proudest member of the IMCA 6168

----- Original Message -----
From: Jose Campos <josecamposcomet_at_netcabo.pt>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:53 PM
Subject: Fw: [meteorite-list] re: meteorite photography scales


> 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 :-)
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > Marco Langbroek
> >
> > meteorites_at_dmsweb.org
> > http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek
> > ----------
> >
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