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... specific gra- vity , all arise from the multiplying relations between man and man , now superadded to those between man and things . The difference between the specific gravities of different substances is so great , that it could not ...
... specific gra- vity , all arise from the multiplying relations between man and man , now superadded to those between man and things . The difference between the specific gravities of different substances is so great , that it could not ...
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... specific name to eve- ry distinct thing , he is impelled , by an irresistible propensity , some- times to gives different names to the same thing , but far more fre- quently to give the same name to different things . Weights and mea ...
... specific name to eve- ry distinct thing , he is impelled , by an irresistible propensity , some- times to gives different names to the same thing , but far more fre- quently to give the same name to different things . Weights and mea ...
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... , or Bordeaux . Its specific gravity is to that of distilled water as 9,935 to 10,000 , and its weight is of 250 grains troy weight . to the cubic inch , With these data , we are enabled , accurately , 26 ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .
... , or Bordeaux . Its specific gravity is to that of distilled water as 9,935 to 10,000 , and its weight is of 250 grains troy weight . to the cubic inch , With these data , we are enabled , accurately , 26 ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .
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... specific gravity of that wine being to that of wheat as 143 to 175 , the corn gallon , balanced by this Irish gallon of 217.6 inches , must be of 266.17 cubic inches . The Rumford corn gallon of the year 1228 , examined by the committee ...
... specific gravity of that wine being to that of wheat as 143 to 175 , the corn gallon , balanced by this Irish gallon of 217.6 inches , must be of 266.17 cubic inches . The Rumford corn gallon of the year 1228 , examined by the committee ...
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... specific gra- vity of wheat and wine , or wheat and water . Mr. Jefferson has justly remarked , that the difference between the specific gravity of wine and of water is so small , that it may safely , as between buyer and seller , be ...
... specific gra- vity of wheat and wine , or wheat and water . Mr. Jefferson has justly remarked , that the difference between the specific gravity of wine and of water is so small , that it may safely , as between buyer and seller , be ...
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admeasurement appointed ascertained assize avoirdupois weights barrel beams beer brass casks cents clerk comparison Congress contain corn gallon court cubic foot cubic inches decimal divisions dollars dry measure easterling England English ephah equal established exchequer France French system further enacted gold Governor grains troy half bushel half peck hogshead hundred JOHN QUINCY ADAMS kilogramme linear measure liquid measures and weights measures of capacity metals metre metrology offence ordinance ounces pence pendulum penny person pint pound avoirdupois pound sterling pound weight prescribed procure proportion quart quarter respective counties scale sealer of weights Secretary shillings silver coins specific gravity stamped standard of weights standard weights statute of 1266 steelyards sures system of weights thereof tion toise town treasurer troy pound troy weight uniformity United vessel weights and mea weights and measures weights or measures Winchester bushel wine gallon wine measure yard
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Страница 17 - But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have : that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Страница 26 - ... an English penny, called a sterling round, and without any clipping, shall weigh thirty-two wheat corns in the midst of the ear, and...
Страница 24 - There shall be one measure of wine and one of ale, through our whole realm ; and one measure of corn, that is to say, the London quarter ; and one breadth of dyed cloth, and russets, and haberjeets, that is to say, two ells within the lists ; and it shall be of weights, as it is of measures.
Страница 122 - ... economical arrangements and daily concerns of every family. They are necessary to every occupation of human industry; to the distribution and security of every species of property; to every transaction of trade and commerce; to the labors of the husbandman; to the ingenuity of the artificer; to the studies of the philosopher; to the researches of the antiquarian, to the navigation of the mariner, and the marches of the soldier; to all the exchanges of peace, and all the operations of war.
Страница 121 - Weights and measures may be ranked among the necessaries of life, to every individual of human society. They enter into the economical arrangements and daily concerns of every family. They are necessary to every occupation of human industry...
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Страница 19 - Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD, Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.