Nature, Volume 29Nature Publishing Group, 1884 |
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... measure of volume , traces its origin , mentions its varieties , discusses its merits , weighs it in the balances of justice , and dis- misses it as inadequate , misleading , and impossible as a corn measure . The interest of the reader ...
... measure of volume , traces its origin , mentions its varieties , discusses its merits , weighs it in the balances of justice , and dis- misses it as inadequate , misleading , and impossible as a corn measure . The interest of the reader ...
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... measure , or as a means of quanti- fying corn . These objections may be summarised as follows . First , the bushel lends itself easily to misrepre- sentation . It can be " shaken together , pressed down , running over . " However exact ...
... measure , or as a means of quanti- fying corn . These objections may be summarised as follows . First , the bushel lends itself easily to misrepre- sentation . It can be " shaken together , pressed down , running over . " However exact ...
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... measurement , no longer the measure- ment of arc - the measurement of angular distance - but the measurement of time . The measurement of time , however , is not quite so simple a matter as was the measurement of space . A certain angular ...
... measurement , no longer the measure- ment of arc - the measurement of angular distance - but the measurement of time . The measurement of time , however , is not quite so simple a matter as was the measurement of space . A certain angular ...
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