From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 February 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.59.184
Summary:
A note accompanying a book of observations being forwarded to JH by GA, and coming from Georgetown, USA.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
A note accompanying a book of observations being forwarded to JH by GA, and coming from Georgetown, USA.
Argues for the decimalization of all weights, measures, and money [see JH's 1852-10-26].