Narrative of the Origin and Formation of the International Association for Obtaining a Uniform Decimal System of Measures, Weights and Coins |
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Abbeville Address adopting the Metrical advantages Answer Appendix Austria Belgium BOUCHER DE PERTHES Branch Societies Britain Carteron centimes Circular Letter Coinage coins commerce Commission Commissioners Committee consideration dear Sir decimal subdivisions desirable different countries difficulties ditto dollar England English enlightened established Exhibition expressed favour formerly France Frankfort Garnier Government Henry Cole Hippolyte Peut honour International Association James Yates kilogrammes Kingdom of Sardinia kreutzers Leone Levi London Macon Majesty's meeting Memorialists ment mètre Metrical System MICHEL CHEVALIER object obtaining a Uniform opinion Paris Peut's Poids Political Eco present President principal Professor proposed Prussia question represented Resolutions Richard Whately Sardinia scientific Secretary shilling Signor Society of Emulation Society of Political Statistical Congress system of measures system of money system of weights tion Translation UNIFORM DECIMAL SYSTEM uniform system uniformity in weights United Vattemare Verviers Vice-Presidents Vinsac weights and measures Zollverein Zollverein of Germany