Metrological ideas by V.N. Tatishchev
Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev (1686-1750), a famous Russian historian and statesman, glorified himself, among other things, for his ideas in the field of metrology. He was inspired to do this by his trip to Sweden, returning from which in 1726 he proposed "to correct the scales and make them the same in the whole state".
Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev (1686-1750), a famous Russian historian and statesman, glorified himself, among other things, for his ideas in the field of metrology. He was inspired to do this by his trip to Sweden, returning from which in 1726 he proposed "to correct the scales and make them the same in the whole state".
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