From:
Joseph Alfred Hardcastle
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
30 April [1868]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0243; Reel 1087
Summary:
Thanks for JH's notes on metric system. Will study these before Parliamentary debate on 13 May. Calculates that 63 percent of exports go to British possessions, while only 18 percent go to Continent. Sees this as argument against introducing metric system.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project