Standards of Length and their Practical Application. A resume covering the methods employed for the production of standard gauges, to insure uniformity and interchangeability in every department of manufactures, including the reports of Professor Wm. A. Rogers; the committee on standards and gauges, American society of mechanical engineers; the committee of the Master car-builders' association; and including also the report of the special committee appointed by the Franklin institute, April, 1864.

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