 | Edmund Burke - 1815 - 858 pàgines
...were disobeyed. The Select Committee of the House of Commons, which was appointed in the year 1758, to inquire into the original standards of weights...kingdom, and to consider the laws relating thereto, made a very elaborate report on this subject, in which is contained alt the information that is necessary... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1810 - 580 pàgines
...ignorant of their title, could not possibly claim within the time limited. § LIX. A committee having been appointed to inquire into the original standards of weights and measures in the kingdom of England, to consider the laws relating thereto, and to report their observations thereupon,... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 576 pàgines
...of their title, could not possibly claim •within the time limited. § LIX. A committee having been appointed to inquire into the original standards of weights and measures in the kingdom of England, to consider the laws relating thereto, and to report their observations thereupon,... | |
 | British Museum. Department of Printed Books - 1819 - 602 pàgines
...II. 1611. WEIGHTS. Report of the Committee appointed upon the first Day of December 1753, to enquire into the original Standards of Weights and Measures in this Kingdom, and to consider the Lows relating thereto, with the Proceedings of. the House thereupon, fol. Lond. 1758. A Dissertation... | |
 | 1814 - 644 pàgines
...were disobeyed. The select committee of the house of commons, which was appointed in the year 17.38 to inquire into the original standards of weights...kingdom, and to consider the laws relating thereto, made a very elaborate Report on this subject, in which is contained all the information that is necessary... | |
 | 1814 - 1032 pàgines
...Commons on Friday tbe 1st of July. Sir George Clerk reported from the committee appointed to enquire into the original standards of weights and measures...kingdom, and to consider the laws relating thereto j and to report their observations thereupon, together with their opinion of the most effectual means... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1815 - 1026 pàgines
...which, upon the 26th day of May, 1758, and the llth day of April, 1759, were made from the Committee appointed to inquire into the original Standards of...Kingdom, and to consider the Laws relating thereto ; and also the Standard Weights and Measures referred to in the said Reports; have examined the Matters... | |
 | 1815 - 822 pàgines
...which, upon the aoth day of May, 1758, and the nth day of April, 1759, were made from the Committee appointed to inquire into the original Standards of...and Measures in this Kingdom, and to consider the Law« relat• ing thereto ; and also the Standard Weights and Measures referred to in the said Reports... | |
 | 710 pàgines
...the French mathematicians took place, a committee of our House of Commons was appointed " to enquire into the original " Standards of Weights and Measures...kingdom, and " to consider the laws relating thereto." Their investigation was pursued in a systematic able manner ; and their report contains a full illustration... | |
 | HENRY MACKENZIE - 1816 - 718 pàgines
...the county of Edinburgh, introduced the subject in the House of Commons, by moving for a committee to inquire into the original standards of weights...kingdom, and to consider the laws relating thereto, with their opinion of the most effectual means of ascertaining and enforcing uniform and certain standards... | |
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