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Herschel880

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the London Times
Date:
[18 June 1864]
Source of text:
JHS 5.1
Summary:

Supports, for scientific and commercial reasons, the retention of the British system of measures, arguing against adoption of the metric or decimal system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8941

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the London Times
Date:
[1 July 1864]
Source of text:
London Times (July 4, 1864), p. 11, col. 2
Summary:

Responds to objections published in the Times of 30 June to JH's 1864-6-18 letter to the Times regarding the introduction of the metric system in England; JH opposes this and goes on to explain the scientific basis of the British system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8942

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the London Times
Date:
[4 July 1864]
Source of text:
London Times (July 6, 1864), p. 7, col. 2
Summary:

Corrects typographical errors in JH's recent letters [1864-6-18 & 1864-7-1] to the Times.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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