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RefNoMC/8/258
LevelItem
TitleLetter from H W [Henry William] Chisholm, Warden of the Standards, 7 Old Palace Yard, to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Date19 October 1868
DescriptionReturning the Troy Pound, which Chisholm borrowed in November 1867. He forwards a paper on the comparison between the RS Troy Pound and the official Troy pound of platinum. For further comparison, Chisholm requests the loan of the platinum end-standard metre.

[The previous number in the sequence MC/8/257 is not present.]
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMC/8/103
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