Record

Reference numberMC/21/452
Alternative reference numberMC.06452
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Editor in Charge of the New York Herald, Daily Chronicle Building, 81 Fleet Street, to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Date15 January 1906
DescriptionRefers to a statement in the New York Herald, by Professor Shaler of Harvard University, suggesting 'an international commission should be appointed by Great Britain and the United States, representing the scientific, manufacturing and commercial interests of both countries' and the 'adoption' of the metric system by both countries.

[For reply, see related records].
Extent1p
FormatTypescript
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueNLB/32/151
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