Observations On The Expediency And Practicability Of Simplifying And Improving The Measures, Weights - Softcover

Charles William Pasley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371384656 ISBN 13: 9780371384657

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Observations On The Expediency And Practicability Of Simplifying And Improving The Measures, Weights And Money Used In This Country, Without Materially Altering The Present Standards by Charles William Pasley. This 1834 treatise surveys the history and practical problems of Britain’s measures, weights, and monetary system, arguing against sweeping revolutions such as the French decimal reform. Pasley proposes a tempered approach: retain core English standards while simplifying their divisions, and adopt a single, coherent basis for capacity and weight. He outlines radical yet measured changes, including a universal cubic foot for capacity, a revised lineal measure, and new cloth and land measures, all anchored to a decimal framework that preserves familiar references like the foot and the gallon. The work also advocates a decimalized monetary system with a new pound and grain, while retaining essential monetary and measurement concepts to ease transition. Interleaved with Preface, historical surveys, and illustrative calculations, the volume aims to demonstrate how rational standardization could reduce confusion and enhance national administration, commerce, and engineering alike.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371384656
• ISBN 13: 9780371384657
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224