Second attempt, now add a try...except

this should catch occurrences like `'d' | units.Myr`, as in mesa's interface...
amusecode · Mar 7, 2023 · f4b5184 · f4b5184
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diff --git a/src/amuse/units/quantities.py b/src/amuse/units/quantities.py
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ def __init__(self, number, unit):
         # Quantity.__init__(self, unit)
         # commented out super call, this speeds thing up
         self.unit = unit
+        if isinstance(number, str):
+            try:
+                number = float(number)
+            except ValueError:  # needed to handle interfaces
+                pass
         if unit.dtype is None:
             self.number = number
         else: