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  2. Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and ...

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    In his first annual message to Congress (what later came to be called "State of the Union Addresses") on January 8, 1790 (a few months before Jefferson's report to the House of Representatives), George Washington stated, "Uniformity in the currency, weights, and measures of the United States is an object of great importance, and will, I am ...

  3. Talk:Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights ...

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    Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the United States is seriously long. The Jefferson report , referenced here , would be a lot shorter. Otr500 ( talk ) 02:26, 29 September 2011 (UTC) this is no longer one of the constituion Bold text [ reply ]

  4. History of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The comparison of the dimensions of buildings with the descriptions of contemporary writers is another source of information. An interesting example of this is the comparison of the dimensions of the Greek Parthenon with the description given by Plutarch from which a fairly accurate idea of the size of the Attic foot is obtained. Because of the ...

  5. The Evolution of Political Advertising from Jefferson to ...

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    The Evolution of Political Advertising from Jefferson to Trump: A Brief History ... brand names can be very important, but the value a product or an idea creates and offers to consumers, in the ...

  6. 10 of the Most Expensive Items Ever Sold on eBay

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    1. Gigayacht. Sold for: $168 million Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire, must have been staring at an empty dock for a while now, because the 168 milly he shelled out for a 400-foot yacht is ...

  7. Empire of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    In practice, however, Jefferson's imperial policy and implementation of the ideal of an Empire of Liberty for North America's Native American population was radically different. In Drinnon's view, there was a vast disparity between Jefferson's ideas and his actual actions.

  8. Polygraph (duplicating device) - Wikipedia

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    Jefferson called the polygraph "the finest invention of the present age". [3] [4] A description of Jefferson's office routine in his own words may be read online. [5] Another American, Benjamin Henry Latrobe was the first customer of Peale's and not only introduced the device to Jefferson but was also instrumental in its improvement. [6]

  9. 10 most common eBay scams to look out for

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    According to eBay policy, if a buyer opens an Item Not as Discussed (INAD) ticket, then you must accept the return and refund the money. The buyer keeps the items and sends an empty box back ...