 | 1867 - 964 pages
...1835, to be " the straight line or distance between the cent» 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 'Standard Yard, 1760,' are engraved." The Act further states that in the latitude of London the pendulum... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...first day of May, 1825, the standard brass weight of one pound Troy weight, made in the year 1758, 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,... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1823 - 586 pages
...straightline 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, whereon the words and figures " standardyard,\l<X>," are engraved, shall be denominated and is tobethegenuine Imperial Standard yard,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1824 - 826 pages
...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,... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825 - 472 pages
...of May, 1825, 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...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... | |
 | 1825 - 486 pages
...of May, 1825, 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...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... | |
 | Luke Herbert - 1825 - 396 pages
...follow, viz. The Standard Yard is " that distance between the centres of the two points in the gold studs in the straight brass rod, now in the custody of the...and figures ' Standard Yard, 1760,' are engraved, which is declared to be the genuine standard of the measure of length called a yard : and as the expansibility... | |
 | William Newton, Charles Frederick Partington - 1825 - 442 pages
...1st of January, 1826, the standard brass weight of one pound of troy weight, made in the year 1758, 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,... | |
 | 1825 - 490 pages
...brass weight of one pound troy weight, made in the year one thousand •even 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,... | |
 | 1826 - 490 pages
...superficial, or solid, shall be divided. Again, the fourth clause of this Act declares that there is now, in the custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, a brass weight, called a pound troy weight, made in the year 1/58, and that such brass weight shall... | |
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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 
