Metric System of Weights and Measures |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Metric System of Weights and Measures Issue 2 of Pamphlets on the metric system |
| Author | Boston Society of Civil Engineers |
| Published | 1864 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Length | 9 pages |
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