 | 1825 - 458 Seiten
...declared to be the Imperial standard yard, when compared with a pendulum vibrating seconds of mean time in the latitude of London, in a vacuum at the level of the sea, is in the proportion of thirty-six inches to thirty-nine inches and one thousand three hundred and... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1823 - 586 Seiten
...which reference is to be had for this purpose is directed to be a pendulum, vibrating seconds of mean time in the latitude of London, in a vacuum at the level of the sea, the length of which, when compared with that of the standard yard, was ascertained by the commissioners... | |
 | 1825 - 490 Seiten
...declared to be the imperial standard yard, when compared with a pendulum vibrating seconds of mean time in the latitude of London, in a vacuum at the level of the sea, is in the proportion of thirty-six inches to thirty-nine inches, and one thousand three hundred and... | |
 | 1826 - 460 Seiten
...the British imperial yard to bear a certain proportion to the " pendulum vibrating seconds of mean time in the latitude of London, in a vacuum at the level of the sea." It neces-' ; sarily assumes, consequently, 1st. That the length in nature SO referred to, is of an... | |
 | Esq. James Watson - 1828 - 602 Seiten
...declared to be the im" perial standard yard, when compared with a pendulum '- vibrating seconds of mean time in the latitude of London, '- in a vacuum at the level of the sea, is in the proportion " of thirty-six inches to thirty-nine inches, and one thou• sand three hundred... | |
 | Robert Brunton - 1830 - 260 Seiten
...from them. STANDARD YARD. The Standard Yard, when compared with a Pendulum vibrating seconds of mean time in the latitude of London, in a vacuum at the level of the sea, is in the proportion as 36 to 39 inches, and 13P3 tenthousandth parts of an inch. The rood ofland shall... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1831 - 630 Seiten
...standard whereby all other measures of lineal extension shall be computed. Thus the foot, the inch, the pole, the furlong, and the mile, shall bear the...vacuum at the level of the sea; which is found to be as thirty-six inches (the yard) to 39.1393 (the pendulum) ; thus a sure means is established to supply... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 610 Seiten
...case of loss, destruction, or defacement, by a reference to an invariable natural standard, whirl) is to be that proportion which the yard bears to the...the latitude of London, in a vacuum at the level of die sea ; which is found to be as thirty-six inches (the yard ) to 39.1393 (the pendulum) ; thus a... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 628 Seiten
...bears to the length of a pendulum, vibrating seconds of time in the latitude of London, in a run ia in at the level of the sea ; which is found to be as thirty-six inches (the yard) to 39.1393 (the pendulum) ; thus a sure means is established to supply... | |
 | John Bennett (Engineer) - 1833 - 488 Seiten
...and measures, that the said standard yard, when compared with a pendulum vibrating seconds of mean time in the latitude of London, in a vacuum at the level of the sea, is in the proportion of thirty-six inches to thirty-nine inches, and one thousand three hundred and... | |
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