Results of experiments for determining the length of the six-metre standard bar and its rate of expansion by heat
By: Reported by Assistant J.E. Hilgard
Publisher: United States Government Printing Office
Published: 1862
Place of publication: [Washington D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: Length measurement; Mathematical instruments; Units of measurement; Measuring instruments; Measurement; Scientific instruments and apparatus; Weights and measures
Notes: At head of p. [1] : "Appendix No. 26."

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Folding plate : "Illustrations of experiments on length and expansion of Standard six metre bar. U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, supt. 1862."

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