![[The mechanical system of a clock driven by weights and pendulum]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvdGhlLW1lY2hhbmljYWwtc3lzdGVtLW9mLWEtY2xvY2stZHJpdmVuLWJ5LXdlaWdodHMtYW5kLXBlbmR1bHVtLTE4NWM5ZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[The mechanical system of a clock driven by weights and pendulum]")
[The mechanical system of a clock driven by weights and pendulum]
Illus. in: Theatrum machinarium, oder, Schau-Platz der Heb-Zeuge .... Leipzig : Zufinden bey dem Autore und Joh. Friedr. Gleditschens seel. Sohn : Gedruckt bey Christoph Zunkel, 1725. Published in: The traditi... More
![[Matthew A. Donohue, inspector of weights and measures for the N. Y. Department of Markets holding a weight used to check scales for accuracy] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick De Marsico.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvbWF0dGhldy1hLWRvbm9odWUtaW5zcGVjdG9yLW9mLXdlaWdodHMtYW5kLW1lYXN1cmVzLWZvci10aGUtbi15LWRlcGFydG1lbnQtMzQ2NTM3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Matthew A. Donohue, inspector of weights and measures for the N. Y. Department of Markets holding a weight used to check scales for accuracy] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick De Marsico.")
[Matthew A. Donohue, inspector of weights and measures for the N. Y. D...
NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
First of fair sex to obtain motorcycle license in Capital. Washington,...
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Charlotte Hall Military Academy. Boxer training with weights
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Recording weights of cotton picked by day laborers, Lake Dick Project,...
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Charlottesville, Virginia. Seven-day clock operated by weights in the ...
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George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
![[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTQvb24td2VpZ2h0cy1tZWFzdXJlcy1hbmQtY29pbnMtcG9ydGlvbi1vZi1yZXBvcnQtZGF0ZWQtamFudWFyeS0xMC0xNzkxLTk5ZjhjNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.")
[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10...
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![Weights and measures. Washington D.C. Its measures on the House [...] but weights in the House gymnasium that's keeping the members of the 75th session interested these days. Rep. Joe Hendricks, of Florida, is shown building up his muscles with the pulley weights, as Pete Henderson, instructor, looks on](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvd2VpZ2h0cy1hbmQtbWVhc3VyZXMtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy1pdHMtbWVhc3VyZXMtb24tdGhlLWhvdXNlLWJ1dC13ZWlnaHRzLWluLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "Weights and measures. Washington D.C. Its measures on the House [...] but weights in the House gymnasium that's keeping the members of the 75th session interested these days. Rep. Joe Hendricks, of Florida, is shown building up his muscles with the pulley weights, as Pete Henderson, instructor, looks on")
Weights and measures. Washington D.C. Its measures on the House [...] ...
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Laundry unit for small detachments. This unit weights 2,465 pounds, wi...
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Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Weights and measures. Washington D.C. Its measures on the House ... bu...
A couple of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information ... More
Dr. Miklos Hatenyi, Hungarian-born research engineer at the Westinghou...
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![[Barnum's clown--woman holding weights labelled 250 lb. over clown lying on floor]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjMvMDEvMDEvYmFybnVtcy1jbG93bi13b21hbi1ob2xkaW5nLXdlaWdodHMtbGFiZWxsZWQtMjUwLWxiLW92ZXItY2xvd24tbHlpbmctb24tZmxvb3ItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/19/webp "[Barnum's clown--woman holding weights labelled 250 lb. over clown lying on floor]")
[Barnum's clown--woman holding weights labelled 250 lb. over clown lyi...
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Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Rural scrap salvage. Farmers cooperate with local scrap collection pro...
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Parke, Davis and Company, manufacturing chemists, Detroit, Michigan. T...
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![[Table of types of elements and explanation of plates showing various chemical elements and their atomic weights]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDgvMDEvMDEvdGFibGUtb2YtdHlwZXMtb2YtZWxlbWVudHMtYW5kLWV4cGxhbmF0aW9uLW9mLXBsYXRlcy1zaG93aW5nLXZhcmlvdXMtY2hlbWljYWwtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Table of types of elements and explanation of plates showing various chemical elements and their atomic weights]")
[Table of types of elements and explanation of plates showing various ...
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![[Pendulum or oscillating clock mechanisms, showing escapement mechanism, curved metal strips to check swing of pendulum, and clock with pendulum and weights]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE2NzMvMDEvMDEvcGVuZHVsdW0tb3Itb3NjaWxsYXRpbmctY2xvY2stbWVjaGFuaXNtcy1zaG93aW5nLWVzY2FwZW1lbnQtbWVjaGFuaXNtLWN1cnZlZC02NDAuanBn/40/69/webp "[Pendulum or oscillating clock mechanisms, showing escapement mechanism, curved metal strips to check swing of pendulum, and clock with pendulum and weights]")
[Pendulum or oscillating clock mechanisms, showing escapement mechanis...
Illus. in: Horologium oscillatorium / Christiaan Huygens. Parisiis : Apud F. Muguet, 1673. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 272.
Small detachment laundry. Weights 2,465 pounds, will clean and dry 40 ...
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![[A man operating a lathe with fixed cutting tool driven by the action of weights; here the machine is cutting screw threads in wood]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDkvYS1tYW4tb3BlcmF0aW5nLWEtbGF0aGUtd2l0aC1maXhlZC1jdXR0aW5nLXRvb2wtZHJpdmVuLWJ5LXRoZS1hY3Rpb24tb2Ytd2VpZ2h0cy1kYzk0NzUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[A man operating a lathe with fixed cutting tool driven by the action of weights; here the machine is cutting screw threads in wood]")
[A man operating a lathe with fixed cutting tool driven by the action ...
Illus. in: Theatrvm instrvmentorvm et machinarum / Jacques Besson. Lvgdvni : Apud B. Vincentium, 1578. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washi... More
False weights and measures in the New York custom-house / Gillam.
Illustration shows Customs official Edward L. Hedden holding a balance scale labeled "H.O. Thompson's Pat. Scales" with a man wearing a pin-stripe suit, holding a bottle of "Rum", and with papers extending from... More
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Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
![S.- No. 53. Revision. State of New Jersey. An act to establish a uniform standard of weights and measures in this state. [1846?].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvcy1uby01My1yZXZpc2lvbi1zdGF0ZS1vZi1uZXctamVyc2V5LWFuLWFjdC10by1lc3RhYmxpc2gtYS11bmlmb3JtLXN0YW5kYXJkLWY4MTkzOC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "S.- No. 53. Revision. State of New Jersey. An act to establish a uniform standard of weights and measures in this state. [1846?].")
S.- No. 53. Revision. State of New Jersey. An act to establish a unifo...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 100, Folder 8.
John Dorsey to Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1807, Pennsylvania Weigh...
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John Dorsey to Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1807, Pennsylvania Weigh...
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![Table of weights. A table of weights obtained by us from the secretaries of the different states, showing the no. of lbs. which their laws recognize as a bushel of the following articles ... Agents, Raymond & Ward, Chicago, Ill. [c. 1854].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTQvMDEvMDEvdGFibGUtb2Ytd2VpZ2h0cy1hLXRhYmxlLW9mLXdlaWdodHMtb2J0YWluZWQtYnktdXMtZnJvbS10aGUtc2VjcmV0YXJpZXMtb2YtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "Table of weights. A table of weights obtained by us from the secretaries of the different states, showing the no. of lbs. which their laws recognize as a bushel of the following articles ... Agents, Raymond & Ward, Chicago, Ill. [c. 1854].")
Table of weights. A table of weights obtained by us from the secretari...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 17, Folder 32a.
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
![An act directing certain experiments to be made to ascertain uniform standards of weights and measures for the United States ... Passed the House of representatives, May 19, 1796. [Philadelphia] Printed by John Fenno [1796].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTYvMDEvMDEvYW4tYWN0LWRpcmVjdGluZy1jZXJ0YWluLWV4cGVyaW1lbnRzLXRvLWJlLW1hZGUtdG8tYXNjZXJ0YWluLXVuaWZvcm0tc3RhbmRhcmRzLTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/68/webp "An act directing certain experiments to be made to ascertain uniform standards of weights and measures for the United States ... Passed the House of representatives, May 19, 1796. [Philadelphia] Printed by John Fenno [1796].")
An act directing certain experiments to be made to ascertain uniform s...
Imprint 3.; Evans 31343. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 223, Folder 7.
John Dorsey to Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1807, Pennsylvania Weigh...
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![[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTQvb24td2VpZ2h0cy1tZWFzdXJlcy1hbmQtY29pbnMtcG9ydGlvbi1vZi1yZXBvcnQtZGF0ZWQtamFudWFyeS0xMC0xNzkxLTJlM2RlMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/64/webp "[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.")
[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10...
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William Waring, January 30, 1790, A Plan for Weights and Measures
A Plan for Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
John Dorsey to Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1807, Pennsylvania Weigh...
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![[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTQvb24td2VpZ2h0cy1tZWFzdXJlcy1hbmQtY29pbnMtcG9ydGlvbi1vZi1yZXBvcnQtZGF0ZWQtamFudWFyeS0xMC0xNzkxLTVlNDQ2ZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.")
[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10...
Page Order: Multipage Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 216, Folder 1.
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
![[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTQvb24td2VpZ2h0cy1tZWFzdXJlcy1hbmQtY29pbnMtcG9ydGlvbi1vZi1yZXBvcnQtZGF0ZWQtamFudWFyeS0xMC0xNzkxLTExOTE1MS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.")
[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10...
Page Order: Multipage Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 216, Folder 1.
![[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTQvb24td2VpZ2h0cy1tZWFzdXJlcy1hbmQtY29pbnMtcG9ydGlvbi1vZi1yZXBvcnQtZGF0ZWQtamFudWFyeS0xMC0xNzkxLTkxYTc4ZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/66/webp "[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.")
[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10...
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These weights had evidently been used on platform scales to weigh grai...
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Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
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John Dorsey to Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1807, Pennsylvania Weigh...
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William Waring, January 30, 1790, A Plan for Weights and Measures
A Plan for Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
John Dorsey to Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1807, Pennsylvania Weigh...
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John Dorsey to Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1807, Pennsylvania Weigh...
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Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...
Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures
George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...
Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures