A treatise on textile calculations and the structure of fabrics (1902)
Ashenhurst, Thos. R. (Thomas R.) · Huddersfield : Broadbent · leaf 19
ionsare the result of local custom, and at the time oftheir first establishment, no doubt had somethingto recommend them in most cases ; whether thosereasons exist now is a different matter ; butrecognizing the fact of their existence, it will benecessary to deal with some of them in detailbefore… … AND THE STRUCTURE OF FABRICS. THE COUNTS OF YARNS. In indicating the counts of yarn, or the number ofgiven units of measurement which go to make upa given weight, it would seem as though thedecimal system would be the simplest, and the oneupon which calculations might be most easilyworked ; and it…
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