From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 March 1852]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0635.3
Summary:
A notice of meeting of the Standards Committee.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
A notice of meeting of the Standards Committee.
Is asking JH to bring the long version of Richard Sheepshanks's paper to the next meeting of the Standards Committee [see JH's 1852-2-11].
Agrees with JH's idea of decimalizing the pound weight, but the stone should not then be used [see JH's 1852-3-5].
Wants to begin using decimal fractional weights of pounds and ounces at the Royal Mint, rather than pennyweights and grains. Would like to extend this method beyond the Mint. Asks for date of heliacal rising of Sirius at Athens in the time of Euripides.