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ATM ... well
In truth it should be "its" (the possessive, which with "it" drops the
apostrophe) rather than "it's" (the contraction of "it is") ... isn't it?
-c
At 09:26 AM 8/21/96 +0100, you wrote:
>I wrote:
>
>>The reason metal _feels_ colder than the
>>ambient air is a consequence of it's higher thermal conductivity (cools
>>your skin faster) than its temperature.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>That should read "rather than it's temperature."!!
>>
>
>--
>Stephen Tonkin : UK Amateur Telescope Making Pages
><sft@aegis1.demon.co.uk> : <http://www.aegis1.demon.co.uk/atm.htm>
>
>
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