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DR. PERKIN here provides a simply written and clearly expressed account of metric measures of length, area, volume and weight, and, in addition, treats of specific gravities, temperature measurements, and money. As Lord Kelvin has said, “our weights and measures are time-wasting and brain-wearing,” and all attempts to familiarise British boys with the simplicity and convenience of the decimal system deserve encourage ment. This small volume should prove useful in both day and evening schools, and all engaged in manu facture and commerce would derive advantage from its study.
The Metric and British Systems of Weights, Measures and Coinage.
By Dr. F. Mollwo Perkin. Pp. 83; with 17 diagrams. (London: Whittaker and Co., 1907.) Price 1s. 6d.
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The Metric and British Systems of Weights, Measures and Coinage . Nature 77, 77 (1907). https://doi.org/10.1038/077077b0
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