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Gauss, Meyerstein and Hanoverian Metrology.

The growing need for standardized units of measure led to major metrological reforms in the mid-nineteenth century. This paper focusses on their implementation in the Kingdom of Hanover and the involvement of C.F. Gauss. His papers reveal how much the success of his precision measurements hinged on...

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Published in:Annals of Science Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 41 - 76
Main Author: Hentschel, Klaus
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2007
Subjects:
Metrology
Weights & measures
Standardization
Calibration
Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1777-1855
Meyerstein, M.
United Kingdom
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost