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" Weights and measures may be ranked among the necessaries of life, to every individual of human society. They enter into the economical arrangements and daily concerns of every family. They are necessary to every occupation of human industry... "
The Metric System - Page 267
by Charles Davies - 1871
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The Measure of the Circle: Perfected in January, 1845

John Davis - Circle-squaring - 1854 - 164 pages
...be considered as entering into the economical arrangements and daily concerns of every family. It is necessary to every occupation of human industry, to...labors of the husbandman, to the ingenuity of the artificer,1 to the studies of the philosopher, to the researches of the antiquarian, to the navigation...
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Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the ..., Volume 44

American Pharmaceutical Association. Annual Meeting - Pharmaceutical industry - 1896 - 1002 pages
...weights and measures, shows, very forcibly, the reasons for conservatism in this matter. He says : " They enter into the economical arrangements and daily concerns of every family. " The knowledge of them, in established use, is among the first elements of education, and is often...
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Proceedings: General Index to Volumes One to Fifty of the Proceedings of the ...

American Pharmaceutical Association - 1896 - 1010 pages
...weights and measures, shows, very forcibly, the reasons for conservatism in this matter. He saya : " They enter into the economical arrangements and daily concerns of every family. " The knowledge of them, in established use, is among the first elements of education, and is often...
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The Metric System: Hearings Before the Committee on Coinage, Weights and ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures - Metric system - 1906 - 338 pages
...together, are the only ingredients of practical uniformity for a system of weights and measures. It is proved that gravity and extension will not walk together...to every transaction of trade and commerce, to the labor* of the husbandman, to the ingenuity of the artificer, to the studies of the philosopher, to...
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The Metric System: Hearings Before a Subcommittee... on S. 2267

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Manufactures - 1922 - 630 pages
...instead of one long establ'shed and in general use, is one of the most arduous exercises of legislataive authority. There is indeed no difficulty in enacting...necessary to every occupation of human industry ; to thedistribution and security of every species of property ; to every transaction of trade and commerce...
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THE METRIC SYSTEM, HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEEON ...

1922 - 452 pages
...instead of one long established and in general use, is one of the most arduous exercises of legislataive authority. There is indeed no difficulty in enacting...society. They enter into the economical arrangements and dally concerns of every family. They are necessary to every occupation of human industry ; to thedistribution...
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Bulletin of Pharmacy, Volume 10

Pharmacy - 1896 - 626 pages
...weights and measures, showed, very forcibly, the reasons for conservatism in this matter. He said: "They enter into the economical arrangements and daily concerns of every family. The knowledge of them, in established use, is among the first elements of education, and is often learned...
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Consumers' Guide, Volume 5

Agriculture - 1939 - 460 pages
...to "Weights and measures may be ranked among (he necessities of life to every human individual and society. They enter into the economical arrangements...species of property, to every transaction of trade or commerce, to the labors of the husbandman; to the ingenuity of the artificers, to the studies of...
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Consumers' Guide

Agriculture - 1939 - 460 pages
...'lWeights° and measures maj 'be ranked among the necessities of life to every human individual nnd society. They enter into the economical arrangements...species of property, to every transaction of trade or commerce, to the labors of the husbandman; to the ingenuity of the artificers, to the studies of...
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NBS Special Publication, Issue 228

Weights and measures - 1959 - 182 pages
...fragment from them. John Quincy Adams said : "Weights and measures may be ranked among the necessities of life to every individual of human society. They enter into the economic arrangements and daily concerns of every family . . . The knowledge of them as established...
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