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Metres and Metrics Debate Dominates British Association Session
The British Association section on Economic Science and Statistics endorses a decimal system and full metric adoption. Key figures including Mr. Heywood, Mr. Ewart MP, and Lord Bishop of Natal back nationwide teaching of metric standards and government support for metric education and public access to metric tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farr
Edmund Macrory
British Association
Heywood
Paris
London
C. IL. Dowling
C.E
John Bowring
Europe
America
China
Williamson
England
Ewart
M.P
House of Commons
Mires Daubeny
Miller
Bracebridge
Maury
Congress
Eee
Morrison
Manchester
Natal
Africa
Berlin
Grant
Bonnycastle
Harrow
G. Brown
B. Brodie
Mr. Fellowes
Professor Hennessy
M. Ansas
Wm. Armstrong