"Andrew McKay" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 00:21:27 +0000, parish parish_AT_ntlworld.com
wrote:

It was actually by design; the Imperial gallon was specifically defined
as the volume of 10lbs of water. Prior to that, there were several
different "gallons".

In fact US and imperial gallons are still different, are they not?

Well the americans always get things wrong.

Alan
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