[seqfan] Re: How long is a foot?

[Charles Greathouse]

One inch is defined as *exactly* 25.4 mm, so c = 18737028625/100584
miles/second.

Charles Greathouse
Analyst/Programmer
Case Western Reserve University


On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Neil Sloane <njasloane at gmail.com> wrote:

> A3678 is the speed of light, which is exactly 299792458 meters/sec, by
> definition.
>
> The speed of light in miles per hour, miles/minute, miles/sec seem to be
> missing from the OEIS.
>
> To do the conversion, I need to know how to convert from meters to feet (to
> 200 decimal places, say).
>
> Hence the question: how long is a foot in meters (exactly)?
> What is the definition of a foot?
>
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