What Is the Best Unit of Length?; An Inquiry Addressed to the International Association for Obtaining a Uniform Decimal System of Measures, Weights, ... Shewing That the Best Unit of Length Is - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1858. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... human race, whilst the pendulum has never, probably, since the days of Locke been used as a linear measure, although admired for the beauty and approximate accuracy of the experiments made with it. Even whilst I fully admit the skill and care bestowed upon these researches, I think them far from that precision, which may justly be required in such a case. If the metre is rejected for its alleged want of accu humain.' Sir John said, he should not avail himself of any new lights afforded by the Bishop of Autun's proposition, having for some time prior to his being honoured by that Prelate's communication arranged his own ideas upon the subject, which he should now submit to the House, and hereafter to the public, that the cause in which they were mutually engaged might have every possible consideration, and that the suggestions of the feeble might be discussed at the same time with the opinions of the strong, public utility being, he was satisfied, the ultimate end and object of both their endeavours and expectations." Lastly, the Bishop, having sufficiently matured his project to carry it through the National Assembly, wrote to Sir John to inform him of the result in the following terms, at the same time transmitting a copy of the decree: "Paris, May 12th, 1790. " Sir,--I received with the utmost gratitude, and have read with the greatest eagerness, your dissertation on Weights and Measures, which you have had the goodness to send me; for which accept my most cordial acknowledgments, and be assured, that I feel myself happy in the so frequent coincidence of your ideas with mine upon that subject. I should be sorry you were apprized by any other than myself, that our National Assembly have taken into their consideration my publication upon this subject, and that t...
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Yates returned to the US after having been wounded in the Spanich Civil War. He will be remembered for his active role in the struggle for freedom.
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