Murray McGregor wrote: > As soon as I see ancient texts being used, with unrealistically high > precisions quoted, as a 'proof' of pro or con small cell theory, it smacks of > bias. > > These texts are a curiosity in todays situation and, taken together, can tell > us if we are within the parameters of years ago. Interpreting them to one end > of the potential scale may turn out to be correct but seem arbitrary and > unproven. I would not discount scientific data just because it is old. And measuring to three decimal places is not a recent discovery in the scientific community. Nor are significant numbers. But the wheel does seem to be recent, since we invent it monthly on this list :) Bill Truesdell Bath, Me