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- With the Nonii therefore at, 1-300 & 0-237, these rods would have 
Inches. 
exceeded the registers, by -011. 
The comparator was, 1171 at commencement, 94 at conclusion, mean, 1183. 
Tux distance of the registers has been found 1200-072 as measured by 
the chain, reduced to 55 and stretched by a weight of 14 lbs. or by one of 
28 lbs. 1200-036: making the reduction to 62 on the same principle as 
before, these become 1199°985 & 1199°949; and adding the excess of 
THEM ROMS eicicieic ce -6 o's O11 O11 
We have, 1199° 996 1199-960 
as the length of the rods, when the Nonii marked 1-300 &.0- 937, and the 
comparator 1183. 
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43, Tuvs the length of the rods 
was by one operation, ..++s+4++e++ 1200-014 & 1199-987 Comp. 1093 
By the other,.....ccssee. ‘996 960 1183 
Mean,.ccccccseccssseee» 1200005 1199-974 1138 
The mean of the comparisons 
With the brass scale, ...scccssse++- 1200049 .....000.0000e LEA 
Difference, ssissecesseo. O44 
Tus difference would produce on the whole base an effect of °8 ft. 
But I have the less hesitation in rejecting the results of the comparison 
