Book excerpt: Excerpt from On the Science of Weighing and Measuring and Standards of Measure and Weight The scientific methods of using standard and other weights and measures in which Special accuracy is required, as well as auxiliary scientific instruments, such as balances, thermometers, barometers, micro meters, and other comparing apparatus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.