The Quarterly Review, Volume 36William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1827 - English literature |
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Page 142
... contains a description of the standards in use at the exchequer , and an account of the number of cubical inches which they re- spectively contain , as determined by Mr. Bird . The various standards of linear dimension at the exchequer ...
... contains a description of the standards in use at the exchequer , and an account of the number of cubical inches which they re- spectively contain , as determined by Mr. Bird . The various standards of linear dimension at the exchequer ...
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... contain eight gallons of wheat ; that every gallon contain eight pounds of wheat , troy weight ; and every pound contain twelve ounces of troy weight , and every ounce contain twenty sterlings , and every sterling be of the weight of ...
... contain eight gallons of wheat ; that every gallon contain eight pounds of wheat , troy weight ; and every pound contain twelve ounces of troy weight , and every ounce contain twenty sterlings , and every sterling be of the weight of ...
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... contains a proposal , the most important of any that had hitherto been suggested , for obtaining uniformity in mea- sures of capacity ; and the recommendation that the gallon shall contain ten pounds avoirdupois of water , presents a ...
... contains a proposal , the most important of any that had hitherto been suggested , for obtaining uniformity in mea- sures of capacity ; and the recommendation that the gallon shall contain ten pounds avoirdupois of water , presents a ...
Contents
No LXXI | 1 |
The Poetical Works of John Milton with Notes of | 29 |
Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone Founder of the United | 61 |
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