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The Metric System, Considered with Reference to Its Introduction Into the United States; Embracing the Reports of the Hon. John Quincy Adams, and the Lecture of Sir John Herschel

The Metric System, Considered with Reference to Its Introduction Into the United States; Embracing the Reports of the Hon. John Quincy Adams, and the Lecture of Sir John Herschel


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871. Excerpt: ... advantages of all the three, might, without much difficulty, be combined; and that it would be better adapted than either of them to the use of all human kind, and thus secure, in its utmost possible extent, the uniformity with reference to persons. Weights and measures, and the final establishment of a system for them, with a view to the almost practicable extent of uniformity, are at this moment under the deliberative consideration of four populous and commercial nations--Great Britain, France, Spain, and the United States. The interest is common to them all: the object of uniformity is the same to all. Could they agree upon one result, the advantages of that agreement would be great to each of them separately, and still greater in all their intercourse with one another. But this agreement can be obtained only by consultation and concert. It is, therefore, respectfully proposed, as the foundation of proceedings necessary for securing ultimately to the United States a system of weights and measures which shall be common to all civilized nations, that the President of the United States be requested to communicate, through the ministers of the United States in France, Spain, and Great Britain, with the governments of those nations, upon the subject of weights and measures, with reference to the principle of uniformity as applicable to them. It is not contemplated by this proposal that the communication should lead to any conventional stipulations or treaties, but it is hoped that the comparison of ideas, and the mutual reciprocation of observation and reflection may terminate in concurrent acts, by which, if even universal uniformity should be found impracticable, that which would be obtained by each nation would at least approximate nearer to perfection. ...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781150299827
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 108
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150299827
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 209 gr


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