Markets and measurements in nineteenth century Britain

By:

Velkar Aashish

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Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012Description: 262p xiiiISBN:

9781107023338

Subject(s):

1. Weights & Measures - U K - History - 19th Century2. Metrology - U K - History - 19th Century3. Commerce - History - 19th Century - U K

DDC classification:

343.075000 VEL

Contents:

Table of contents 1. Markets and measurements: an introduction; 2. Inching towards the meter: measurements, metrology and reform; 3. Mensuration and local measurement practices; 4. Governance and regulation: standardising measurements in the London coal trade (c.1830); 5. Competition, cooperation and standardisation: uniform measurements in British wire industry (c.1880); 6. Globalisation, commodity grading and quality measurements in nineteenth-century wheat markets; 7. 'Man is the measure of all things': conclusions and implications.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	343.075 VEL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		29255

Table of contents
1. Markets and measurements: an introduction;
2. Inching towards the meter: measurements, metrology and reform;
3. Mensuration and local measurement practices;
4. Governance and regulation: standardising measurements in the London coal trade (c.1830);
5. Competition, cooperation and standardisation: uniform measurements in British wire industry (c.1880);
6. Globalisation, commodity grading and quality measurements in nineteenth-century wheat markets;
7. 'Man is the measure of all things': conclusions and implications.

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