 | Charles Greenstreet Addison - 1849 - 686 Seiten
...By 5 Geo. IV. c. 74, s. 1, it is enacted that the straight line 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 " standard yard,... | |
 | 1851 - 656 Seiten
...brass weight ol 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... | |
 | James Gray - 1854 - 120 Seiten
...term that is sometimes applied to gold, to denote its fineness. The brass Troy pound, made in 1758, now in the custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, is the standard unit, from which all weights are taken ; it contains 5760 grains, each grain being... | |
 | Robert Slater - 1855 - 156 Seiten
...always be established. The statute enacts, that " the straight line or distance between " the centres of two points in the gold studs in the straight brass...rod, now in the custody of the Clerk of the House of Com" mons, whereon the words and figures ' Standard Yard, 1760,' " are engraved, shall be the original... | |
 | Wesley Stoker Barker Woolhouse - 1856 - 232 Seiten
...pound is declared to be the standard brass weight of one pound troy weight made in the year 1758, and now in the custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, and it is denominated "the Imperial Troy Pound." 6. If the imperial pound be lost, defaced, or otherwise... | |
 | William Somerville Orr - 1856 - 556 Seiten
...first day of May, 1825, the standard brass weight of one pound troy weight, made in the year of 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 of measure of weight,... | |
 | James W. Kavanagh - 1857 - 298 Seiten
...that, " the straight line or distance between the centres of the two points in the gold studs fixed in the straight brass rod, now in the custody of the clerk of the House of Commons, whereon the words i*nd figures Standard Yard, 176O, are engraved," shall be the standard unit of measure. Also a provision... | |
 | English cookery book - 1859 - 578 Seiten
...foot, and thirty-six whereof make a yard. The standard yard is " that distance between the centres of the two points in the gold studs in the straight brass...words 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... | |
 | American Pharmaceutical Association - 1859 - 442 Seiten
...(1824,) it is declared "the standard yard is the distance between the centres of the two points on the gold studs in the straight brass rod now in the...custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, whereon is engraved ' standard Yard 1760,' the brass being at the temperature of 62 degrees by Fahrenheit's... | |
 | American Pharmaceutical Association. Annual Meeting - 1859 - 444 Seiten
...(1824,) it is declared '•the standard yard is the distance between the centres of the two points on the gold studs in the straight brass rod now in the...custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, whereon is engraved ' standard Yard 1 760," the brass being at the temperature of 02 degrees by Fahrenheit's... | |
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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 
