Chemists learn it without being taught linear algebra ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Chemists learn it without being taught linear algebra ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Why would anyone stop using those standards? You seem very confused about the incentives for adopting standards. Sure, maybe US-driven standards were chosen over other possibilities partly because of political environment, but once you have a perfectly good standard adopted you’re not just going to throw it out because the original author isn’t cool anymore. You don’t need a dominant power to adopt standards.
And for being “slightly political” and “focused on the standards,” your post sure does spend the majority of its time talking about only politics and not about standards at all
Idk, most navigation would be along or close to the ecliptic plane of the system, wouldn’t it