 | 1825 - 428 pages
...humble servant, veloped with oil. Г calculate upon a very A YORKÍHIHE MittER. WEIGHTS AS» MEASURES. " Take a pendulum which will vibrate seconds in London,...axis of suspension and the centre of oscillation into 391 393 equal parts ; then will ten thousand of these parts be an imperial inch, twelve whereof make... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825 - 472 pages
...extract from Mr. Gutteridge's book what he entitles, " The Rationale of the Imperial System :" — " Take a pendulum which will vibrate seconds in London,...axis of suspension and the centre of oscillation into 391,393 equal parts; then will ten thousand of these parts be an imperial inch, twelve whereof make... | |
 | 1825 - 486 pages
...extract from Mr. Gutteridge's book what he entitles, " The Rationale of the Imperial System :" — " Take a pendulum which will vibrate seconds in London,...which lies betw.een the axis of suspension and the tentre of oscillation into 391,39'i equal parts; then will ten thousand of tkese parts be an imperial... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1831 - 630 pages
...Jan. l, 182C. The system thus established is called the imperial system. Its rationale is as follows: Take a pendulum which will vibrate seconds in London,...axis of suspension and the centre of oscillation into 391,393 equal parts; then will 10,000 of those parts be an imperial inch, twelve whereof make a foot,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 610 pages
...Jan. 1,1826. The system thus established is called the imperial system. Its rationale is as follows : Take a pendulum which will vibrate seconds in London,...axis of suspension and the centre of oscillation into 391,393 equal parts ; then will 10,000 of those parts be an imperial inch, twelve whereof make a foot,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 628 pages
...called the imperial system. Its rationale is as follows: Take a pendulum which will vibrate seconds hi London, on a level of the sea, in a vacuum ; divide...axis of suspension and the centre of oscillation into 391,393 equal parts; then will 10,000 of those parts be an imperial inch, twelve whereof make a foot,... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1831 - 508 pages
...pendulum, which vibrate seconds at London, on a level with the sea, in a vacuum ; or, the distance between the axis of suspension, and the centre of oscillation, into 391393 equal parts. Then will 11)000 of those parts be an imperial inch. Take a cubic inch of distilled water at a temperature of... | |
 | 1831 - 532 pages
...winch vibrate seconds at London, on a level with the sea, in a vacuum ; or, the distance bctxveen die axis of suspension, and the centre of oscillation, into 391393 equal parts. Then will KKIOO of those purls be an imperial inch. Take a cubic inch of distilled water at a temperature of... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - 1841 - 490 pages
...ertectJan. 1,1826. The system thus established is called the imperial system. Its rationale is as follows : Take a pendulum which will vibrate seconds in London,...axis of suspension and the centre of oscillation into 391,ЗУЗ equal parts ; then will 10,000 of those parts be an imperial inch, twelve whereof make a... | |
 | William Martin - 1847 - 252 pages
...supply the loss which might by possibility occur. 8. The rationale of this measure is as follows : — "Take a pendulum which will vibrate seconds in London, on a level parallel with the sea, in a vacuum ; divide all that portion of the pendulum which lies between the... | |
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Take a pendulum which will vibrate seconds in London, on a level of the sea, in a vacuum; divide all that part thereof which lies between the axis of suspension and the center of oscillation, into 391393 equal parts ; then will 10000 of those parts be... 
