Account of the Construction of the New National Standard of Length, and of its Principal Copies [Extracted From] The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Volume 147, Read June 18th, 1857, Published 1858, pp. 621-702
London: The Royal Society, 1858. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION EXTRACT OF A PAPER BY GEORGE BIDDELL AIRY (1801-1892). The original standards of length and weight were destroyed in the great fire at the Houses of Parliament in 1834. Airy undertook the exposition and experimentation to establish new national standards, presented..... More