| RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 362 |
Account book |
| 363 |
Papers on the Standards Commission |
| 364 |
Reports on Exchequer standards |
| 365 |
Papers on standards |
| 366 |
Correspondence with Standards Warden |
| 367 |
Correspondence on standards |
| 368 |
Miscellaneous correspondence |
| 369 |
Miscellaneous correspondence |
| 370 |
Miscellaneous correspondence |
| 371 |
Miscellaneous correspondence |
| 372 |
Miscellaneous correspondence |
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Papers of George Airy
| Title |
Correspondence on standards |
| Reference |
RGO 6/367
(former reference: D4/31) |
| Covering Dates |
1873–1876 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 box |
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| Content and context |
Official and general correspondence on standards, including correspondence on the 'International Commission of the Metre'; a paper describing a 'New subdivided Standard Yard and Comparing Apparatus for the use of Local Inspectors of Weights and Measures'; and a paper by M. Fizeau on the determination of the co-efficient of linear expansion of F. Baily's metal using his expansion measuring apparatus. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Baily, Francis (1774-1844) stockbroker and astronomer |
| Standards Commission |
| No further on-line information. |
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