Book contents
- Markets and Measurements in Nineteenth-Century Britain
- Series page
- Markets and Measurements in Nineteenth-Century Britain
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Markets and measurements
- 2 Inching towards the metre
- 3 Mensuration and local measurement practices
- 4 Governance and regulation
- 5 Competition, cooperation and standardisation
- 6 Globalisation, commodity grading and quality measurements in nineteenth-century wheat markets
- 7 ‘Man is the measure of all things’
- Appendix 2.1: Milestones in the international acceptance of the metric system
- Appendix 4.1: Analysis of local practices and measurement inconsistencies in the London coal trade
- Appendix 4.2: Financial details of the metage system operated by the city of London
- Appendix 5.1: Comparison of sizes of various wire gauges
- Appendix 5.2: Comparison of the standard wire gauge with other proposed gauges
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Mensuration and local measurement practices
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2012
Book contents
- Markets and Measurements in Nineteenth-Century Britain
- Series page
- Markets and Measurements in Nineteenth-Century Britain
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Markets and measurements
- 2 Inching towards the metre
- 3 Mensuration and local measurement practices
- 4 Governance and regulation
- 5 Competition, cooperation and standardisation
- 6 Globalisation, commodity grading and quality measurements in nineteenth-century wheat markets
- 7 ‘Man is the measure of all things’
- Appendix 2.1: Milestones in the international acceptance of the metric system
- Appendix 4.1: Analysis of local practices and measurement inconsistencies in the London coal trade
- Appendix 4.2: Financial details of the metage system operated by the city of London
- Appendix 5.1: Comparison of sizes of various wire gauges
- Appendix 5.2: Comparison of the standard wire gauge with other proposed gauges
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Markets and Measurements in Nineteenth-Century Britain , pp. 68 - 94Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012