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Papers on the Standards Commission, 1866 - 1871

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/363

Scope and Contents

Printed papers relating to the Standards Commission, including a list of documents laid before the Commission; papers by the Warden of the Standards on weights and measures and metrication; clearing house returns; plans for measuring apparatus; a copy of the Commission's findings; drafts of the Commission's reports; a watercolour of proposed standards of length; a letter in 'The Times'; and four reports of the Warden of the Standards of the weights and measures department at the Board of Trade, 1866-1871.

Dates

  • 1866 - 1871

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

3 archive box(es) (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

D3/26

Finding aid date

2006-01-06 11:41:34+00:00

Includes index.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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