From:
Alexander J. B. Hope
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 April 1871]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0085; Reel 1087
Summary:
[J. B.] Smith plans second reading [of metric bill] on 18 [Apr.] before Parliament adjourns. AH will approve it again. Philip Harwood, editor of Saturday Review, asks for article by JH on [metric system] before House votes on it.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project