Author: Lewis Van Hagen Judson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calibration
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Weights and Measures Standards of the United States
Author: Lewis Van Hagen Judson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calibration
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calibration
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Measuring America
Author: Andro Linklater
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0452284597
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In 1790, America was in enormous debt, having depleted what little money and supplies the country had during its victorious fight for independence. Before the nation's greatest asset, the land west of the Ohio River, could be sold it had to be measured out and mapped. And before that could be done, a uniform set of measurements had to be chosen for the new republic out of the morass of roughly 100,000 different units that were in use in daily life. Measuring America tells the fascinating story of how we ultimately gained the American Customary System—the last traditional system in the world—and how one man's surveying chain indelibly imprinted its dimensions on the land, on cities, and on our culture from coast to coast.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0452284597
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In 1790, America was in enormous debt, having depleted what little money and supplies the country had during its victorious fight for independence. Before the nation's greatest asset, the land west of the Ohio River, could be sold it had to be measured out and mapped. And before that could be done, a uniform set of measurements had to be chosen for the new republic out of the morass of roughly 100,000 different units that were in use in daily life. Measuring America tells the fascinating story of how we ultimately gained the American Customary System—the last traditional system in the world—and how one man's surveying chain indelibly imprinted its dimensions on the land, on cities, and on our culture from coast to coast.
A Metric America
Author: Daniel V. De Simone
Publisher:
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Category : Metric system
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Metric system
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A Dictionary of Weights and Measures for the British Isles
Author: Ronald Edward Zupko
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871691682
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
The complexity of medieval & modern pre-metric weights & measures (W&M) in Britain presents an obstacle to scholarly research on Western European econ. history. The problem is: the approx. dimensions of many non-standardized measuring units, used by both the Crown & the regional & local markets, varied from time to time & from place to place; & the dimensions even of standard W&M used in any period are poorly understood. This book will clarify the confusion & bring a new focus to the field of metrology & a new understanding of the units. It includes: tables for rapid identification of all ruling English, Scottish, Irish, or Welsh sovereigns; current English Imperial, Amer. Customary, & metric units; & the basic equiv. for these W&M; & A Dict. of Brit. W&M.
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871691682
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
The complexity of medieval & modern pre-metric weights & measures (W&M) in Britain presents an obstacle to scholarly research on Western European econ. history. The problem is: the approx. dimensions of many non-standardized measuring units, used by both the Crown & the regional & local markets, varied from time to time & from place to place; & the dimensions even of standard W&M used in any period are poorly understood. This book will clarify the confusion & bring a new focus to the field of metrology & a new understanding of the units. It includes: tables for rapid identification of all ruling English, Scottish, Irish, or Welsh sovereigns; current English Imperial, Amer. Customary, & metric units; & the basic equiv. for these W&M; & A Dict. of Brit. W&M.
NBS special publication
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Agriculture Code
Author: Texas
Publisher:
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Category : Agricultural laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
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Category : Agricultural laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Conversion Factors and Weights and Measures for Agricultural Commodities and Their Products
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Production and Marketing Administration
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Category : Food industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
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Category : Food industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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The United States and the Metric System
Author: National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : Metric system
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Metric system
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
From Artefacts to Atoms
Author: Terry Quinn
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195307860
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This is the story of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures—from its origins in the 1860s until today. It highlightes the role of key individuals in the development of the institution and the path from artifact standards of the metre and the kilogram to units based on the fundamental constants of physics.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195307860
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This is the story of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures—from its origins in the 1860s until today. It highlightes the role of key individuals in the development of the institution and the path from artifact standards of the metre and the kilogram to units based on the fundamental constants of physics.
The Old Measure
Author: Jon Bosak
Publisher: Pinax
ISBN: 9780615376264
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
An essential resource for scholars and a treat for curious readers, this uniquely detailed history of American weights and measures traces these everyday standards back to their originals and explains the ancient trade system on which they are based.
Publisher: Pinax
ISBN: 9780615376264
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
An essential resource for scholars and a treat for curious readers, this uniquely detailed history of American weights and measures traces these everyday standards back to their originals and explains the ancient trade system on which they are based.