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Page 314 - January, 1826, the straight line or distance between the centres of the two points in the gold studs in the straight brass rod, now in the custody of the clerk of the! House of Commons, whereon the words and figures
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Page 316 - May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, the Straight Line or Distance between the Centres of the Two Points in the Gold Studs in the Straight Brass Rod, now in the Custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, whereon the Words and Figures
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Page 314 - Standard Yard 1760 ' are engraved, shall be and the same is hereby declared to be the original and genuine Standard of that Measure of Length or lineal Extension called a Yard ; and that the same Straight Line or Distance between the Centres of the said Two Points in the said Gold Studs in the said Brass Rod, the Brass being at the temperature of Sixty-two Degrees by Fahrenheit's Thermometer, shall be and is hereby denominated the
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Page 314 - ... weights and measures should be used throughout Great Britain as were then established in England, yet different weights and measures, some larger, and some less, are still in use in various places throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
Page 212 - VALLET. [Translated from the French.] • HORN, particularly of oxen, cows, goats, and sheep, is a substance soft, tough, semi-transparent, and susceptible of being cut and pressed into a variety of forms ; it is this property that distinguishes it from bone. Turtle or tortoise shell seems to be of a nature similar to horn, but instead of an uniform colour, it is variegated with spots. These valuable properties being known, renders horn susceptible of being employed in a variety of works fit for...
Page 31 - I would wish it to be understood, that I do not confine myself to the precise details, so long as the peculiar character of my invention be retained.
Bibliographic information
| Title | London Journal of Arts and Sceinces: And Repertory of Patent Inventions, Volume 10 |
| Editors | William Newton, Charles Frederick Partington |
| Publisher | W. Newton, 1825 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 May 2007 |
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