Proceedings of the American Metrological Society, Volume 1 |
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adopted American Metrological Society annual appointed average Boston bushel C. G. ROCKWOOD C. S. LYMAN C. S. PEIRCE cent chairman Chas circular CLEVELAND ABBE clocks coins Columbia College Congress Conn COOPER UNION Council decimal division dollar E. B. ELLIOTT EGLESTON elected Engineers F. A. P. BARNARD following resolution Gold to Silver H. A. NEWTON Harvard College Observatory International Coinage J. E. HILGARD KASSON legal tender Mass MELVIL DEWEY Messrs metals Metric System minutes motion nations nominated noon Observatory officers pounds Pres present President Prof proposed R. H. THURSTON railroads read and approved relative value reported progress Resolved S. B. RUGGLES S. D. TILLMAN Sec'y sexagesimal signals standard system of weights T. R. PYNCHON tion Treasurer U. S. Naval Observatory uniform value of Gold vote Washington weights and measures West WOLCOTT GIBBS Yale College York City
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Page 101 - Congress assembled, that the value of foreign coin as expressed in the money of account of the United States shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value ; and the values of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated annually by the Director of the Mint, and be proclaimed on the first day of January by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 77 - BARNARD in the chair. The Secretary read the minutes of the last meeting. The action of the Council in the matter of the systems of Messrs.
Page 67 - If ye think good, give me my price ; and if not, forbear." So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
Page 60 - To secure uniform usage as to standard points of reference, or physical conditions to which observations must be reduced for purposes of comparison, especially temperature and pressure to which are referred specific gravities of bodies, and the zero of longitude on the earth.
Page 15 - The officers of this Association shall be a President, a VicePresident, a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary, a Treasurer, and such Secretaries of departments as are necessary to the promotion of the work.
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Page 70 - EOCKWOOD, for the able and efficient manner in which he has discharged the duties of Recording Secretary during the three years past.