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THE

BATTLE OF THE STANDARDS.

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d. Descending Passage, in a straight line to Entrance of Chamber in Rock.

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Polar Star, as seen from the bottom of the descending passage.

THE

BATTLE OF THE STANDARDS:

THE ANCIENT, OF FOUR THOUSAND YEARS, AGAINST THE
MODERN, OF THE LAST FIFTY YEARS-THE

LESS PERFECT OF THE TWO.

BY JOHN TAYLOR,

AUTHOR OF

"THE GREAT PYRAMID, WHY WAS IT BUILT?"

ETC., ETC.

"THOU SHALT HAVE A PERFECT AND JUST WEIGHT, A PERFECT
AND JUST MEASURE SHALT THOU HAVE: THAT THY DAYS MAY
BE LENGTHENED IN THE LAND WHICH THE LORD THY GOD
GIVETH THEE."-Deut. xxv. 15.

LONDON:

LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, ROBERTS, & GREEN.
1864.

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CONTENTS.

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**As the Bill for legalizing the Metric System of Weights and Measures did
not receive the Queen's assent, Mr. W. Ewart gave notice on July 28, 1863,
that he should move for leave to bring in a new Bill for that purpose, at
the next session; but "that, as the general opinion of the House seemed to
be in favour of a permissive Bill, he should limit his motion to such a
measure.”— Times. Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, relate to this subject, which is most
interesting to every Englishman.

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