United States Standards of Weights and Measures: Their Creation and Creators

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dc.contributor.authorFrazier, Arthur H.
dc.date.accessioned2007-09-27T18:34:52Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-18T17:59:46Z
dc.date.available2007-09-27T18:34:52Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-03-18T17:59:46Z
dc.date.issued1978
dc.description.abstractEstablishment of standard weights and measures in the United States necessitated the solving of technical and mechanical problems of instrumentation and the establishment of a government agency to carry out this mission. This study considers the contributions and relationships of the principal contributors, Joseph Saxton, Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler and his son Edward, and Alexander Dallas Bache, to each other and to the tasks they were dedicated to fulfill.
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dc.identifier0081-0258
dc.identifier.citationFrazier, Arthur H. 1978. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/2439">United States Standards of Weights and Measures: Their Creation and Creators</a>." <em>Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology</em>, (40) 1–21. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810258.40.1">https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810258.40.1</a>.
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dc.titleUnited States Standards of Weights and Measures: Their Creation and Creators
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sro.identifier.doi10.5479/si.00810258.40.1
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sro.identifier.urlhttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/2439

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