[Ads-l] Antedating of "Kilogram"

[Baker, John]

By value, does this mean weight?


John Baker


On Mar 21, 2020, at 9:12 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:


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kilogram (OED 1797)

1796 _Hampshire Chronicle_ 30 July 3/3 (British Library Newspapers) FRENCH ACADEMY of ARTS ... Prize a gold medal of the value of a kilogram.

Fred Shapiro

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