Object Details
maker
U.S. Metric Association
Description
This paper certificate has a wooden frame with a glass cover. It certifies that R. Maxwell Tinsley, the father of the donor, was elected a fellow of the U.S. Metric Association on June 16, 1995. The certificate is signed by Lorelle Young, President, and Terry Richardson, Secretary, of the U.S. Metric Association.
The U.S. Metric Association, an organization that promotes the use of metric units in the United States, was founded in 1916 as the American Metric Association.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Tinsley
date made
1995
ID Number
2001.3009.02
catalog number
2001.3009.02
nonaccession number
2001.3009
Object Name
sheet
Physical Description
glass (cover material)
paper (certificate material)
wood (frame material)
Measurements
overall: 25 cm x 31 cm x 1.8 cm; 9 27/32 in x 12 7/32 in x 23/32 in
place made
United States: California
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Metric System
Science & Mathematics
Measuring & Mapping
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_905339