A Proposal for Uniformity of Weights and Measures in Scotland, by Execution of the Laws Now in Force: With Tables of the English and Scotch Standards, ...Peter Hill, 1789 - 144 pages |
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| Title | A Proposal for Uniformity of Weights and Measures in Scotland, by Execution of the Laws Now in Force: With Tables of the English and Scotch Standards, ... Eighteenth Century English short title catalogue Eighteenth Century collection |
| Author | Lord John Swinton Swinton |
| Publisher | Peter Hill, 1789 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Mar 5, 2009 |
| Length | 144 pages |
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