...into the subject of weights and mea" sures, that the said yard hereby declared to be the im" perial standard yard, when compared with a pendulum '- vibrating...of thirty-six inches to thirty-nine inches, and one thou• sand three hundred and ninety-three ten thousandth parts " of an inch:" Be it therefore enacted...

...length of the imperial standard yard of the fifth year of George, the Fourth, is to the length of the pendulum, vibrating seconds of mean time, in the latitude of London, in a vacuum, on the level of the sea, as 36 is to 39, u*Vio,ooothi. The yard is divided into thirty-six inches....

...found more convenient, particularly when the data used has been taken from them. STANDARD YARD. The Standard Yard, when compared with a Pendulum vibrating...vacuum at the level of the sea, is in the proportion as 36 to 39 inches, and 13P3 tenthousandth parts of an inch. The rood ofland shall contain 1210 square...

...which is to be that proportion which the yard bears to the length of a pendulum, vibrating seconds of" time in the latitude of London, in a vacuum at the level of the sea; which is found to be as thirty-six inches (the yard) to 39.1393 (the pendulum) ; thus a sure means...

...whirl) is to be that proportion which the yard bears to the length of a pendulum, vibrating seconds of time in the latitude of London, in a vacuum at the level of die sea ; which is found to be as thirty-six inches (the yard ) to 39.1393 (the pendulum) ; thus a...

...Rod or Pole. 40 Poles =1 Furlong. 8 Furlongs =1 Mile. Miles =1 Degree of a Great Circle of the Earth. The imperial standard yard, when compared with a pendulum,...vacuum, at the level of the sea, is in the proportion of 36 inches to 39-1393. Since the passing of this act, however, some very elaborate and scientific experiments...

...that the imperial standard yard rod of lineal measure, when compared with a pendulum vibrating seconds in the latitude of London in a vacuum, at the level of the sea, was in the proportion of 86 inches to 39 inches and 1393 ten-thousandth parts of an inch ; and farther...

.... 4840 Yard, if lost, to be restored by the following proportion, 36 : 39,1393, being the length of a pendulum vibrating seconds of mean time in the latitude of London, in a vacuum at the level of the sea. The standard pound shall be, the standard brass weight of one pound troy weight, made in the year 1758,...

...hundred and forty such square yards, being one hundred and sixty square perches, poles, or rods. dulum vibrating seconds of mean time in the latitude of London, in a No. XVIII. vacuum at the level of the sea, is in the proportion of thirty-six inches to 5 Geo. IV....

...1760' are engraved, and 62 degrees Fahrenheit's thermometer, is the imperial standard yard." Sec. 3. " the imperial standard yard, when compared with a pendulum...vacuum at the level of the sea, is in the proportion of 36 inches to 39 inches and one thousand three hundred and ninety-three tenthousandth part of an inch...