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RefNoL&P/1/200
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'A comparison of various sets of standard weights and measures' by some gentleman of the Royal Society
Date1743
DescriptionSubject: Mathematics

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of a comparison lately made by some gentleman of the Royal Society, of the standard of a yard, and the several weights lately made for their use; with the original standards of measures and weights in the exchequer, and some others kept for public use, at Guild-hall, Founders-hall, the tower, &c'

Read 16 June 1743.
Extent17p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1742.0082
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