Notes to Men and Measures — Reading edition
60 notes · Reading edition
CHAPTER I GENERAL VIEW · Note 1CHAPTER II THE STORY OF THE CUBITS · Note 1CHAPTER II THE STORY OF THE CUBITS · Note 2CHAPTER II THE STORY OF THE CUBITS · Note 3CHAPTER III THE STORY OF THE TALENTS · Note 1CHAPTER III THE STORY OF THE TALENTS · Note 2CHAPTER III THE STORY OF THE TALENTS · Note 3CHAPTER III THE STORY OF THE TALENTS · Note 4CHAPTER III THE STORY OF THE TALENTS · Note 5CHAPTER IV THE INVOLUTION OF LINEAR MEASURES FROM WEIGHTS · Note 1CHAPTER IV THE INVOLUTION OF LINEAR MEASURES FROM WEIGHTS · Note 2CHAPTER V ENGLISH LINEAR MEASURES · Note 1CHAPTER V ENGLISH LINEAR MEASURES · Note 2CHAPTER V ENGLISH LINEAR MEASURES · Note 3CHAPTER VI LAND-MEASURES · Note 1CHAPTER VI LAND-MEASURES · Note 2CHAPTER VI LAND-MEASURES · Note 3CHAPTER VI LAND-MEASURES · Note 4CHAPTER VI LAND-MEASURES · Note 5CHAPTER VI LAND-MEASURES · Note 6CHAPTER VI LAND-MEASURES · Note 7CHAPTER VII ENGLISH COMMERCIAL WEIGHTS · Note 1CHAPTER VII ENGLISH COMMERCIAL WEIGHTS · Note 2CHAPTER VII ENGLISH COMMERCIAL WEIGHTS · Note 3CHAPTER VII ENGLISH COMMERCIAL WEIGHTS · Note 4CHAPTER VIII ENGLISH MEASURES OF CAPACITY · Note 1CHAPTER VIII ENGLISH MEASURES OF CAPACITY · Note 2CHAPTER VIII ENGLISH MEASURES OF CAPACITY · Note 3CHAPTER X THE CUBIC FOOT AND THE TON REGISTER · Note 1CHAPTER X THE CUBIC FOOT AND THE TON REGISTER · Note 2CHAPTER XI SCOTS, IRISH, AND WELSH MEASURES AND WEIGHTS · Note 1CHAPTER XI SCOTS, IRISH, AND WELSH MEASURES AND WEIGHTS · Note 2CHAPTER XII MEASURES AND WEIGHTS OF SOME BRITISH DOMINIONS · Note 1CHAPTER XII MEASURES AND WEIGHTS OF SOME BRITISH DOMINIONS · Note 2CHAPTER XIII MEASURES OF VALUE · Note 1CHAPTER XIII MEASURES OF VALUE · Note 2CHAPTER XIII MEASURES OF VALUE · Note 3CHAPTER XIII MEASURES OF VALUE · Note 4CHAPTER XIII MEASURES OF VALUE · Note 5CHAPTER XIII MEASURES OF VALUE · Note 6CHAPTER XIV MEASURES OF TIME · Note 1CHAPTER XIV MEASURES OF TIME · Note 2CHAPTER XV MEASURES OF HEAT AND OF DENSITY AND COMPOUND INDUSTRIAL UNITS · Note 1CHAPTER XV MEASURES OF HEAT AND OF DENSITY AND COMPOUND INDUSTRIAL UNITS · Note 2CHAPTER XVII FOREIGN LINEAR MEASURES · Note 1CHAPTER XVII FOREIGN LINEAR MEASURES · Note 2CHAPTER XXI THE OLD MEASURES AND WEIGHTS OF FRANCE · Note 1CHAPTER XXI THE OLD MEASURES AND WEIGHTS OF FRANCE · Note 2CHAPTER XXI THE OLD MEASURES AND WEIGHTS OF FRANCE · Note 3CHAPTER XXI THE OLD MEASURES AND WEIGHTS OF FRANCE · Note 4CHAPTER XXII THE METRIC SYSTEM · Note 1CHAPTER XXII THE METRIC SYSTEM · Note 2CHAPTER XXII THE METRIC SYSTEM · Note 3CHAPTER XXII THE METRIC SYSTEM · Note 4CHAPTER XXII THE METRIC SYSTEM · Note 5CHAPTER XXIII HOW THE METRIC SYSTEM WORKS IN FRANCE · Note 1CHAPTER XXIII HOW THE METRIC SYSTEM WORKS IN FRANCE · Note 2CHAPTER XXIV THE CONFLICT OF THE IMPERIAL AND METRIC SYSTEMS · Note 1CHAPTER XXIV THE CONFLICT OF THE IMPERIAL AND METRIC SYSTEMS · Note 2CHAPTER XXIV THE CONFLICT OF THE IMPERIAL AND METRIC SYSTEMS · Note 3