Papers concerning the establishment of the metric system, 1792-1796.

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Papers concerning the establishment of the metric system, 1792-1796.

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Contains letters and manuscripts discussing the introduction and regulation of the new metric system in France, as well as autograph letters from Pierre Francois André Méchain and Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, reporting their respective progress on measuring the arc of the meridian.

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Méchain, Pierre, 1744-1804.

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Delambre, J. B. J. 1749-1822.

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France. Comité de l'instruction publique.

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France adopted the metric system in 1795 and supported research concerning the valid survey of the arc of the meridian to assist in the measurement of the earth's curvature. From the description of Papers concerning the establishment of the metric system, 1792-1796. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79715400 ...