>> If Volts and Amps and Coulombs and Farads and Newtons and ... >> were correct, then Henries might be too, although arguably it would >> be Henrys > Lux ? > > Lumen ? I don't understand your point. The units lux and lumen are not proper names so are assigned lower case for symbol or name. What do you suggest as the plural for lux? If you suggest luxes you'd be liable to be out of luck :-) (or lux or luxes) R --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .