[meteorite-list] Significant digits

[Prof. Zelimir Gabelica Université de Haute Alsace ENSCMu,]

Michael, you are totally correct.

Did you notice that the current usage (in MetBull but also in some  
official scientific papers) is that one always writes "total known  
weight" but also "main mass" ?

Is this now fully admitted or tolerated or ...just odd ?

I was puzzled with this years ago but soon admitted this practice so  
that I even use it as such in my collection writeups ....at least  
until "TKW" is one day officially corrected by "someone responsible  
and concerned" to "TKM"....

Zelimir
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Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
Université de Haute Alsace
ENSCMu, Lab. LPI-GSEC,
3, Rue A. Werner,
F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
Tel: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 94


Michael Mulgrew <mikestang at gmail.com> a écrit :

> Kilograms are a unit of mass, which is regardless of the force of
> gravity.  Although often spoken of as "weight", correctly it should be
> referred to as "mass".
>
> Michael in so. Cal.