Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Annual Report of the Director of the Bureau of Standards to the Secretary of Commerce for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1923
Before considering in detail the work of the various divisions of the bureau it may be of interest to describe very brie?y its functions and organization. The bureau is charged with the development, construction, custody, and maintenance of reference and working standards and their intercomparison, improvement, and application in science, engineering, industry, and commerce.
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