Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Dimensional formulae Geometrical and mechanical units, xxvi; Heat units, xxviii; Electric and mag netic umts, xx1x Electrostatic system, xxx, Electromagnetic system, xxxi. Fundamental standards Standards of length, xxxiv; Standards of mass,. Xxxiv; Standards Of time, xxxiv; Standards of temperature, xxxiv. Numerically different systems of units xxxv Proposed systems of units (table I), xxxv; Gaussian systems, xxxv; Practical electromagnetic system, xxxvi; International electric units, xxxvi.