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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
East India Company
Date:
[5 November 1867]
Source of text:
APS 509.L56.20
Summary:

Feels that he has been quoted out of context, making it appear that JH favors the introduction of the metric system in India. This being not the case, JH then proceeds to show how the British system of measures is related to terrestrial measurements, especially the length of the earth's polar axis. In so doing, JH argues for the greater accuracy in the definition of the British units, as compared to the metric.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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