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... on units that I have been able to collect from standard text - books ( chiefly from Wormell's ' Dynamics ' ) . I am indebted to several friends for contributions of experimental data . A Dutch translation of the first edition of this work.
... on units that I have been able to collect from standard text - books ( chiefly from Wormell's ' Dynamics ' ) . I am indebted to several friends for contributions of experimental data . A Dutch translation of the first edition of this work.
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... standards of length ( printed in 1866 ) , the metre is equal to 1.09362311 yard , or 3 · 2808693 feet , or 39.370432 inches , the standard metre being taken as correct at 0 ° C. , and the standard yard as correct at 16 ° C. Hence the ...
... standards of length ( printed in 1866 ) , the metre is equal to 1.09362311 yard , or 3 · 2808693 feet , or 39.370432 inches , the standard metre being taken as correct at 0 ° C. , and the standard yard as correct at 16 ° C. Hence the ...
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... standard pounds , one of platinum - iridium and the other two of gilded bronze , belonging to the Standards Department , were compared , in 1883 , at the Bureau In- ternational des Poids et Mesures , with standards belong- ing to the ...
... standard pounds , one of platinum - iridium and the other two of gilded bronze , belonging to the Standards Department , were compared , in 1883 , at the Bureau In- ternational des Poids et Mesures , with standards belong- ing to the ...
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... standard substance [ substance of unit density ] con- tains 13500 oz . Find the unit of time . Let tx sec . , then 7x ft .; also let my lb. Then we have ml t2 - y lb. x ft . y lb. ft . = lb. ft . 750 × 323 sec.2 or Also whence x2 sec.2 ...
... standard substance [ substance of unit density ] con- tains 13500 oz . Find the unit of time . Let tx sec . , then 7x ft .; also let my lb. Then we have ml t2 - y lb. x ft . y lb. ft . = lb. ft . 750 × 323 sec.2 or Also whence x2 sec.2 ...
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... standard of mass , consisting of a piece of gold , platinum , or some other substance not liable to be affected by atmospheric influences . The comparison of such a standard with other bodies of approximately equal mass is effected by ...
... standard of mass , consisting of a piece of gold , platinum , or some other substance not liable to be affected by atmospheric influences . The comparison of such a standard with other bodies of approximately equal mass is effected by ...
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