Project Gutenberg 2017-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 153 Wurtele, Arthur S. C. 1826 1886 06003577 Standard Measures of United States, Great Britain and France History and actual comparisons. With appendix on introduction of the mètre Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Standard Measures of United States, Great Britain and France" by Arthur S. C. Wurtele is a scientific publication written in the early 1880s. The book explores the various systems of measurement used in the U.S., Great Britain, and France, focusing on the historical evolution and practical comparisons of standard units of length. In his work, Wurtele delves into the complexities and inconsistencies associated with measurements such as yards, meters, and toises. He provides a thorough historical account of how standards were established and refined over time in each country. Through extensive comparisons, Wurtele highlights the discrepancies between different standards while emphasizing the importance of context, such as material composition and temperature, in achieving measurement accuracy. The book concludes with a critical assessment of the practicalities of adopting the metric system in the U.S., arguing for the value of existing standards in everyday life and commerce. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Weights and measures -- History Metric system QC Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Physics 83989 2025-07-21T13:14:09.400860 text/html 63946 2024-10-23T01:46:41 text/html 100159 2025-07-21T13:14:11.900820 application/epub+zip 98295 2025-07-21T13:14:09.862875 application/epub+zip 89986 2025-07-21T13:14:09.611852 application/epub+zip 143258 2025-07-21T13:14:13.388817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131802 2025-07-21T13:14:11.628825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123865 2022-09-24T17:16:04.058999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60920 2025-07-21T13:14:09.029859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40971 2024-10-23T01:46:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16653 2025-07-21T13:14:13.510839 application/rdf+xml 16542 2025-07-21T13:14:09.691976 image/jpeg 2475 2025-07-21T13:14:09.650859 image/jpeg 89516 2025-07-21T13:14:09.411840 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog