Metric System of Weights and Measures (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Metric System of Weights and Measures (Classic Reprint) written by Charles W. Stone and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-19 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Metric System of Weights and Measures The period of transition from the old system to the new one consequently co prised three years. During the course of the first two years of this period of transition the owners old weights were furnished with occasions of having their old weights of 1 pou and more corrected and assayed so that the so-called skaal pund (about 1 Engh pound) was increased to one-half kilogram. The old steelyards were also chang in a way to make the weight marked in, the divisions of the steelyard equal to 0] half kilogram for each pound. The bushel for measuring corn was also adjusted to 140 liters and the one-h: bushel to 70 liters. In the third year of transition the same adjustments were made at a certain char. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.