Re: \usemodule[units]

[Hartmut Henkel <hartmut_henkel@gmx.de>]

>From http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/outside.html:

``The liter in Table 6 deserves comment. This unit and its symbol l were
adopted by the CIPM in 1879. The alternative symbol for the liter, L,
was adopted by the CGPM in 1979 in order to avoid the risk of confusion
between the letter l and the number 1. Thus, although both l and L are
internationally accepted symbols for the liter, to avoid this risk the
preferred symbol for use in the United States is L. Neither a lowercase
script letter l nor an uppercase script letter L are approved symbols
for the liter.''

Didn't know this. Sitting in Germany I thought it would be definitely
the `l'.

Greetings Hartmut

On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Eckhart Guthöhrlein wrote:

> Willi Egger wrote:
> 
> > I am not familiar with the ISO-norm concerning the use of upper and lower
> > case for units. - My question is, if there is a definition for the 'liter'.
> > Is the abbreviation 'l' of 'L'. Further how to write Milliliter: 'ml' or
> > 'mL'?
> 
> Both are officially correct at the moment. After an evaluation period, 
> one of them will be dropped (perhaps, this evaluation period has already 
> been extended...). I have the ISO standard at home, I will look up and 
> mail the exact wording tomorrow.
> In Europe, 'l' is common, whereas 'L' is preferred in the USA (and 
> therefore in scientific literature). Pick your choice.
> Apropos ISO: just think of the decimal sign. ISO says: "The decimal sign 
> is a comma on the line." Now, look at numbers in English texts...
> 
> Eckhart