Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801 - 1892 (Knight, astronomer)
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Papers on standards, 1877 - 1911
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/149
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with L.D.A. Jackson and J. Forrest regarding a system of simplified weights and measures, 1877.Correspondence regarding the Royal Society's copy of the standard yard, 1877.Letter to 'The Times' concerning the standards of length at the Guildhall, 1878.Correspondence with R. Ferguson and F.F. Barham, 1878.Notice of the International Congress for the Unification of Weights and Measures, 1878.Correspondence with the Royal Mint concerning...
Dates:
1877 - 1911
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