Daniel Lakeland on Nostr: Suppose you have only sort of 1200s technology or so, but modern knowledge of physics ...
Suppose you have only sort of 1200s technology or so, but modern knowledge of physics and math. You want to make a system of measurements that is reasonably repeatable without reference to a physical prototype. What physical properties do you rely on to define length, mass, and time units?
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