Correspondence on the Standards Commission, 1849 - 1858
Scope and Contents
General correspondence on the Standards Commission. The correspondents include M. Biot, E.W. Brayley, A. de Morgan, W. De La Rue, M. Faraday, J.P. Gassiot, T. Maclear, E. Sabine, C.A. Peters and G.G. Stokes. The volume includes a galley proof titled 'Proposals to increase the gross weight of the Sovereign to 125 grains by making a small addition to the alloy, but preserving 113 grains of fine gold contained therein'; a copy of 'A Bill for regulating Weights and Measures'; a paper titled 'Correspondence on the subject of Mr Ziervogel's Weight and Measures Bill. By Thomas Maclear'; and diagrams of a 'proposed carrier of scales to be compared with standard scale'.
Dates
- Creation: 1849 - 1858
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
D3/8
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:40:54+00:00
Subject
- Rue, Warren De La, 1815 - 1889 (chemist and astronomer) (Person)
- Faraday, Michael, 1791 - 1867 (natural philosopher) (Person)
- Maclear, Thomas, Sir, 1794 - 1879 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788 - 1883 (Knight, army officer and physicist) (Person)
- Stokes, George Gabriel, Sir, 1819 - 1903 (1st Baronet, physicist) (Person)
- Standards Commission (Organization)
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