But the French were not the first to think of the ten-hour day, nor even the centi-jour.

但是并不是法国人第一个想到十小时日的，百分日甚至也不是第一个。

Even so, the idea of a centi-jour (14.4 minutes) has cropped up on several occasions since.

尽管如此，从那时起，百分日(每一等分14.4分钟)的概念却已见诸于有些场合。