Stamp: Weights & Measures (Denmark 1983)
Weights & Measures (Denmark 1983)
16 June (Denmark ) within release Adjusting law goes into circulation Stamp Weights & Measures face value 2.50 Danish krone
| Stamp Weights & Measures in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:DK 783 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:DK 786 |
| AFA number: | AFA:DK 780 |
Stamp is square format.
Stamp Weights & Measures it reflects the thematic directions:
Elements of industrial instrumentation have long histories. Scales for comparing weights and simple pointers to indicate position are ancient technologies. Some of the earliest measurements were of time. One of the oldest water clocks was found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I, buried around 1500 BCE. Improvements were incorporated in the clocks. By 270 BCE they had the rudiments of an automatic control system device.
