French Revolution pamphlets on the calendar and weights and measures, 1789-1799.

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French Revolution pamphlets on the calendar and weights and measures, 1789-1799.

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Essays and reports concerning the revolutionary calendar and the reform of the system of weights and measures in France. Included are copies of the revolutionary calendar presented to France's Convention Nationale by Fabre d'Eglantine in 1793, conversion tables from old to new units of weight and measurement, and plans for the establishment of festivals to be held at regular intervals according to the revolutionary calendar, such as the "fêtes décadaires."

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