 | World - 1874 - 452 Seiten
...that " The straight line or distance between the centres of the two points in the gold studs in the brass rod, now in the custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, shall be the original and genuine standard of a yard ; and the same straight line, the brass being... | |
 | R. E - 1877 - 164 Seiten
...brass weight of one pound troy weight, made in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight, now in the custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, the original and genuine standard measure of weight,... | |
 | American Society of Mechanical Engineers - 1881 - 672 Seiten
...from and after the first dny of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, the straight line or distance between the centres of the two points in...and figures ' Standard Yard, 1760,' are engraved, shall be, and the Fame is herehy declared to be, the original and genuine standard of that measure... | |
 | Charles Piazzi Smyth - 1880 - 752 Seiten
...commerce, the following words of the Act (June, 1824) sufficiently testify : — " The straight line or distance between the centres of the two points in...Commons, whereon the words and figures standard yard of 1760 are engraved, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, the original and genuine standard... | |
 | 1880 - 436 Seiten
...from and after the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, the Straight Line or Distance between the Centres of the Two Points in...the House of Commons, whereon the Words and Figures ' Standnrd Yard 1760' are engraved, shall be and the same is hereby declared to be the original and... | |
 | 1882 - 536 Seiten
...distance between the centers of the two points in the gold studs in the straight brass rod, DOW in the custody of the clerk of the House of Commons,...words and figures "Standard Yard, 1760," are engraved, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, the original and genuine standard of that measure... | |
 | Great Britain - 1824 - 826 Seiten
...the Centres of the ^wo P°mfcs in the Gold Studs in the Straight Brass Rod, now in Length shall be the Custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, whereon the the Unit of the Words and Figures " Standard Yard, 1760," are engraved, shall be and the same is hereby... | |
 | Ward, Lock and co, ltd - 1884 - 968 Seiten
...decided that the length of the yard should be — '• the straight line or distance between the centre of the two points in the gold studs in the straight...the Clerk of the House of Commons, whereon the words ' Standard Yard, 1760,' are engraved." This rod was subsequently destroyed in the fire, but a very... | |
 | Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - 1884 - 498 Seiten
...line or distance between the centres of the two points in the gold studs in the straight brass rod in the custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons,...and figures ' Standard yard, 1760,' are engraved, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, the original and genuine standard of that measure... | |
 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Society of Arts - 1885 - 752 Seiten
...May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, the straight Line or distance between the Centers of the Two Points in the Gold Studs in the straight...words and figures "Standard Yard, 1760," are engraved, shall be and the same is hereby declared to be the extension called a Yard ; and that the same straight... | |
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May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, the Straight Line or Distance between the Centres of the Two Points in the Gold Studs in the Straight Brass Rod, now in the Custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, whereon the Words and Figures 
