Author: SWINTON, JOHN
Title: A proposal for uniformity of weights and measures in Scotland
Description: Edinburgh : printed for Charles Elliot. Parliament Square 1779. First Edition. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn. Text remains in fine condition. by execution of the Laws now in force. With tables of the English and Scotch standards. and of the customary Weights and Measures of the several Counties and Boroughs of Scotland; - Comparisons of the Standards with each other. and with the County-Measures; - Tables and Rules for their reciprocal conversion; - and some Tables of the weight and produce of corn. &c. Addressed To his Majesty's Sheriffs and Stewarts Depute. and Justices of Peace. of the several Counties and Stewartries. and to the Magistrates of the Royal Boroughs. in Scotland. Physical description; vii. [1]. 144. [2] pages : ill. tables. Subject; Weights and measures. Weight in Kg appr.:

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