. See also Units of measurement Systems of measurement History of measurementScottish coinage Scottish ... www.scan.org.uk measures Scottish Weights and Measures on Scottish Archive network SCAN systems of measurement Category Obsoleteunits of measure Scottish Category Scottish weights and measures Category ...Scotland had a distinct Units of measurement system of measures and weights until at least the late 18th ... and the boll and the firlot as units of dry measure . This official system coexisted with local variants, especially for the measurement of land. The system is said to have been introduced by David I ... of a new monarch. Nevertheless, there was considerable local variation in many of the units, and the units of dry measure steadily increased in size from 1400 to 1700. ref name Simpson citation author Simpson, A. D. C. year 2005 contribution Interpreting Scots measurement terms a cautionary ... on the Older Scottish Tongue editor Kay, Christian J. Mackay, Margaret A. location Edinburgh publisher ... National Museums of Scotland NMS Tuckwell Press isbn 978 1901663884 . ref The Scots units of length ... June 1685 . APS viii 494, c.59. RPS 1685 4 83. ref and the other units by the Act of Union 1707 Treaty .... The introduction of the Imperial units Imperial system by the Weights and Measures Act 1824 saw the end of any formal use in trade and commerce, although some informal use as customary units continued ... was used as the standard for a Scottish mile Ell Ell Scots ell The ell lang la ulna was the basic ... , RPS 1427 3 2. ref The Barony ell of 42 inches was used as the basis for land measurement in the Four ... W. Creech year 1793 page 240 . ref Inch Scottish inch Scottish inch As in England. ref name Connor ... with English units, although it appears in a Act of Parliament from 1432 The king s officer, as is foresaid ... inches. Identical to the Scots rod unit rod and raip rope . ref fall, faw , Dictionary of the Scottish Language Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue http www.dsl.ac.uk online edition . ref Mile ... more details
kg Qantar 1 Qantar 2 pot 40.951 kg Berkovets o 1 Berkovets 10 pot 163.805 kg systems of measurement Category Obsoleteunits of measure Tatar Category History of Tatarstan Category Human based units of measure Tatar Category Systems of units Tatar units of measurement russia stub tt Tatar ...A native system of weights and measures was used by Tatars until 1924, but became obsolete when the Soviet Union adopted the metric system . The Tatar system shares many units with the Obsolete Russian weights and measures Russian system e.g. saj n and dis tin , which is close to the English The Obsolete Russian weights and measures Russian system existed since ancient Rus , but under Peter the Great , the Russian units were redefined relative to the English unit English system . , therefore a duym is pretty much equal to an inch. This list includes their Tatar language names. Length Duym , inch thumb 25.4 mm Qar 44.45 mm Fut foot unit foot 1 Fut 12 duym 304.8 mm irek, qar or s y m 1 irek 4 qar 177.8 mm Ar n 1 Ar n 4 cirek 16 qar 28 d ym 711.2 mm Saj n, qola or tayaq 1 Saj n 3 ar n 7 fut 2.133 m aqr m 1 aqr m 500 saj n 1.0668 km F rs x or parasang 1 F rs x 6 7 aqr m 6.400 7.467 km Mil , geographical mile 1 Mil 7 aqr m 7.467 km Atn tuqtaws z yur yu, the distance a horse travels without stops 1 Atn tuqtaws z yur yu 15 25 km C y wlene k nlek yul , a day of riding 1 C y wlene k nlek yul 35 aqr m 37.338 km Atn k nlek yul , the distance a horse travels in one day, equal to 40 50 km C y wlene ayl q yul , a month of riding, equal to 1120.14 km 1 C y wlene ayl q yul 1050 aqr m Area Quadrat saj n 1 Quadrat saj n 1 saj n 4.552 m C rib 1 C rib 3600 ar n 1820.9 m Dis tin 1 Dis tin 2400 Quadrat saj n 10,925.4 square metre m ca. 1.1 hectare ha irek 1 irek dis tin 5462.7 m Quadrat aqr m 1 Quadrat aqr m 1 aqr m 1.138 square kilometre km Volume Garnets 3.279 litre l irekt n sigez ... more details
DEFAULTSORT Obsolete Polish Units Of Measurement Category Obsoleteunits of measure Polish Category ...The traditional Polish units of measurement included two uniform yet distinct systems of weights and measures ... Ages until the 18th century, there was no single system of measurement used in all of Poland. Traditional units like stopa foot or okie ell were used throughout the country, but their meaning differed from region to region. Most major cities in the area used their own systems of measurement, which were used in the surrounding areas as well. Among the commonly used systems were Austrian units of measurement Austrian , Galician units of measurement Galician , Danzig units of measurement Danzig , Krak w units of measurement Krak w , German units of measurement Prussian , Russian units of measurement Russian and German units of measurement Breslau . The matter was further complicated by the fact ... of other units of measurement also made some progress since 15th century, but at a different ... 6 , 1764 all units of measurement were to be converted to a new system, common to all of Poland ... at standardisation came with the introduction of the so called Old Polish measurement system , also ... replaced by the so called New Polish measurement system introduced on January 1, 1819. The traditional ... trade relations with the neighbouring nations brought to use additional units, with names often ... Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins year editor pages chapter chapterurl ... in 1836. To add to the confusion, various goods were traditionally measured with different units, often incompatible or difficult to convert. For instance, beer was sold in units named achtel 0.5 of barrel ... purposes in units named r czka slightly more than 10 Cracow gallons . As the weights and measures ... a rod was punishable by law. Measuring time Outside of this set of systems was the measurement of time ... Hail Mary 50 times roughly 16 minutes . Those units were never strictly defined, but were used in rural ... more details
The Finnish obsoleteunits of measurement consist mostly of a variety of units traditionally used in Finland that are similar to those that were traditionally used in other countries and are still used in the United Kingdom imperial units and the United States United States customary units . Very few of these units are sometimes still used in everyday speech and even when buying and measuring things as shorthand for similar amounts in the metric system. For example, kappa sometimes called isokappa is still used at markets to measure exactly 5 liters of potatoes. When ordering firewood, some customers ... to various much larger amounts of firewood. The Finnish obsoleteunits of measurement were derived ... Swedish unit Swedish and, later, Obsolete Russian weights and measures Russian , units were also ... links http www.maritimt.net trj hjelpetabeller.htm Scandinavian units systems of measurement Category Systems of units Category Science and technology in Finland Category Obsoleteunits of measure pl ... Porvoon mitalla to measure in Porvoo units has a positive meaning of measuring in excess or generously. Certain units were standardized to the metric system in 1861, and Finland fully converted to the metric system in 1880. Length class wikitable colspan 4 big Table of length units big Unit Relative ... km align left 12.42 mi align right The distance of one day s travel. Maritime units meripeninkulma ... nautical miles per hour. Speed unit. Obsolete merisekunti &ndash 30.8666 m. 1 60 of nautical mile ... units big Unit Relative br value Metric br value Imperial br value Notes align center kannunala ... dry units Unit Relative br value Metric br value Imperial br value Notes align center jumpru align ... for dry measure. Liquid measure class wikitable Table of volume liquid units Unit Relative br value ... units Unit Relative br value Metric br value Imperial br value Notes align center luoti align right ... measurement of distance the distance a reindeer can travel before needing to stop to urinate. Today ... more details
Churches in the former Soviet lands. References Reflist systems of measurement Category Obsoleteunits of measure Russian Category History of Russia Category Systems of units Russian units of measurement Category Human based units of measure Russian Category Science and technology in Russia ... Ratio Metric br Value English units tochka lang ru point 1 2800 0.254 mm 1 100 inch liniya ... 169 264 mi 37 4 33 fur Alternative units Swung sazhen lang ru , makhovaya sazhen , distance ... s desiatinas 4 official desiatinas Volume As in many ancient systems of measurement the Russian ... Metric value Imperial units Imperial value United States customary units US Customary chast lang ru ... more details
No footnotes date February 2012 The obsoleteunits of measurement of German speaking countries consist mostly of a variety of units that are similar to those that were traditionally used in other countries and are still used in the United Kingdom imperial units and the United States United States customary units . Some of these units are still used in everyday speech and even in stores and on street markets as shorthand for similar amounts in the metric system. For example, some customers ask for one pound ein Pfund of something when they want exactly 500 grams. The metric system became compulsory on January 1, 1872, in Germany and on January 1, 1876, in Austria. ref name Barnard1879 cite book last Barnard first Frederick Augustus Porter authorlink Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard title The Metric system of weights and measures url http books.google.com books?id pobxN16e3fgC&pg PA220 accessdate 27 February 2012 year 1879 publisher American Metric Bureau pages 220 2 ref German system Before the introduction of the metric system in German, almost every town had its own definitions of the units shown below, and supposedly by 1810, in Baden alone, there were 112 different standards for the Elle around Germany. cn date April 2012 Length Meile mile A German geographic mile geographische Meile is defined as 1 15 equatorial degrees, equal to 7420.54 m. A common German mile, land mile, or post mile Gemeine deutsche Meile , Landmeile , Postmeile was defined in various ways at different ... Amtliche Ma einheiten in Europa 1842 de icon systems of measurement Category Systems of units Category Science and technology in Germany Category Obsoleteunits of measure de Alte Ma e und Gewichte fr ... on Niemann 1830 . ref name kruger The values of the other local units mentioned also varied widely ... to measure meal, grain, and such. These units of measure were officially valid in Saxony until 1868 ... of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins . Springer, Berlin 2003 ... more details
Refimprove date July 2009 No footnotes date July 2009 Taiwanese units of measurement zh t p T izh poj T i ch are the customary and traditional Units of measurementunits of measure used in Taiwan . Many of the units derive from Japanese units of measurement and have similar names as Chinese units of measurement but different conversions than in China or Hong Kong . In some cases these units are used exclusively, in some cases alongside official International System of Units metric SI units, and in other cases they have been supplanted by metric units. Linguistics Linguistically , practically all Taiwanese units of measure are Chinese classifier s used to classifier linguistics classify nouns . Image Sam ho chhi.jpg thumb Fruit sold in catty catties in a Taiwanese market Length Linear measure in Taiwan is largely metric but some units derived from traditional Japanese units of measurement remain in use. 1 chh n zh c linktext p c n poj chh n based on Jp. Cun unit sun inch 3.030 cm 1 chhioh zh c linktext p ch poj chhioh based on Jp. Shaku unit shaku foot 10 chh n 30.30 cm Area Unlike with other measures, area continues to be almost exclusively measured with traditional rather than SI units. Taiwanese units of land measurement derive from both traditional Netherlands Dutch and Japan ese measurements. The principal unit of land measure, the kah , derives from the obsolete ... with units derived from traditional Japanese units of measurement . 1 Chinese cash currency ... catties 60 Kilogram kg Note the above differs from some same named Chinese units of measurement . See also Japanese units of measurement Chinese units of measurement Hong Kong units of measurement ... in Use in Taiwan Systems of measurement DEFAULTSORT Taiwanese Units Of Measurement Category Systems of units Taiwan stub zh min nan T i o n tho n th ng tan i h th ng hi ja ... measurement mace zh t p qi n poj ch 10 candareens 3.75 gram g 1 tael zh t p li ng poj ni ... more details
The list of traditional Turkish units of measurement , aka Ottoman units of measurement , is given below. History The Ottoman Empire 1299&ndash 1923 , the predecessor of modern Turkey was one of the 17 signatories of the Metre Convention in 1875 . For 58 years both the international and the traditional units were in use, but after the proclamation of the Turkish Republic, the traditional units became obsolete. In 1931 by Act No. 1782, international units became compulsory and the traditional units were banned from use starting 1 January 1933. ref T rkiye nin 75 y l , Tempo yay nlar , stanbul, 1998, p. 53 ref List of units Length class wikitable Local name In English Equivalence In modern units ref Fethi Y cel Pratik Matematik ,T rkiye Bankas K lt r yay nlar , Ankara, 1963,p.15 ref nokta dot convert 0.219 mm in abbr on hat line 12 nokta convert 2.63 mm in abbr on parmak finger 12 hat convert 3.157 cm in abbr on kerrab or kirab convert 4.25 cm in abbr on rubu or urup 2 kerrab convert 8.50 cm in abbr on ayak or kadem foot 12 parmak convert 37.887 cm ft abbr on endaze ell convert 65 cm ft abbr on ar n ell convert 68 cm ft abbr on zirai agricultural 2 ayak convert 75.774 cm ft abbr on kula fathom convert 1.8288 m ft abbr on berid or menzil range 600 ayak convert 227 m ft abbr on eski ... in an Islamic context. See also Measurement Reference and notes references Systems of measurement Category Systems of units Category Obsoleteunits of measure Category Turkey related lists Category ... Local name In English In modern units eski d n m dunam old convert 919 m2 ft2 abbr on b y k d n m ... units inik peck convert 0.00925 m3 gal abbr on kile unit kile stanbul bushel 4 inik convert 0.037 m3 gal abbr on Weight class wikitable Local name In English Equivalence In modern units k rat Carat mass carat convert 0.2004 g carat abbr on ref In this and following weight units, kg and gr mean ... Human based units of measure Category Science and technology in Turkey Category Ottoman units of measure ... more details
. Qafiz , an Arabic unit for measuring volumes. Systems of measurement DEFAULTSORT Ancient Arabic Units Of Measurement Category Obsoleteunits of measure Arabic Category Human based units of measure Category Systems of units MEast hist stub measurement stub de Alte Ma e und Gewichte Arabien tr ...The Arab ic ancient weights and measures system of measurement is based on the ancient Persian weights and measures Persian system Dubious date November 2009 . It was used in the Ottoman Empire . Length class wikitable colspan 5 big Table of length units big Unit Plural Relative value Metric value Notes align center assb align right align right 1 16 Arabic foot align right 2.25 cm align right A finger length align center cabda align right align right 1 4 Arabic foot align right 9 cm align right A palm length align center Arabic foot align right align right align right 32 cm align right align center cubit align right align right Cubit , traditionally 2 Arabic feet, later 1.5 Arabic feet align right align right A cubit length align center orgye align right align right 6 Arabic feet align right 1.92 m align right A pace length align center qasab align right align right 12 Arabic feet align right 3.84 m align right A cane length align center seir align right align right 600 Arabic feet align right 192 m align right Also noted as a stadion , a stadium length. align center ghalva align right align right 720 Arabic feet align right 230.4 m align right align center parasang align right align right 18000 Arabic feet align right 5.76 km align right From Ancient Mesopotamian Iraqi parasang . Roughly analogous to an English league unit league . align center barid align right align right 4 parasang align right 23.04 km align right align center marhala align right ... http books.google.at books?id GV1aV7V7I00C&pg RA1 PR31&dq 22arabic units 22&cd 1 v onepage title Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights, and Measures Their SI Equivalences and Origins publisher ... more details
Measurements formerly in use in Cornwall Area Cornwall Cornish acre 120 statute acres or possibly 64 , 8 score lease Cornish ferling farthing a Cornish acre Cornish lease four sticks Cornish stick four yards, three yards square Cornish Knight s fee four Cornish acres Cornish rod 160 lace to a Cornish acre, 36sq. rods Cornish lace 18 ft square Cornish land rod lorgh half a lace, 9 ft Length Cornish fathom 5 ft Cornish mile 1.5 miles Capacity mass Cornish bushel 3 Winchester bushels for barley, wheat and potatoes, 18 gallons Cornish gallon 10 lb Cornish apple gallon 7 lb Cornish metric gallon 5 kg Cornish ton mining ton 21 cwt Cornish Pound mass pound 18 ounces butter Fish Cornish warp 4 fish Cornish burn 21 fish Cornish hundred 132 fish Cornish mease 505 herring Cornish cran 800 herring Cornish long hundred 8 times 120 5 fish Cornish last 132,000 fish Cornish ounce 16th part of either a sein of fish or property Sources Thornton B. Edwards, Cornish a Dictionary of Phrases, Terms and Epithets Beginning with the word Cornish , 2005. reflist systems of measurement Category Systems of units Category Obsolete units of measure Category History of Cornwall Category Cornwall related lists ... more details
references systems of measurement Category Obsoleteunits of measure Category Human based units of measure Category Systems of units Category Ancient Persia measurement stub ...Refimprove date February 2008 Ancient Persian units An official system of weights and measures was established in the ancient Achaemenid Empire Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty 550 350 BCE . Length class wikitable colspan 1 Persian unit Persian name Relation to previous unit Metric system Metric Value Imperial Value finger align right aiwas align right 20 mm 0.79 inch In hand align right dva align right 5 aiwas 100 mm 3.94 In foot align right trayas align right 3 dva 300 mm 11.81 In four hands align right remen align right 4 dva 400 mm 15.75 In 1.31 Foot length FT cubit five hands align right pank a dva align right 5 dva 500 mm 19.69 In 1.64 FT great cubit six hands align right k swacsh dva align right 6 dva 600 mm 23.62 In 1.97 FT pace align right pank a align right 5 trayas 1.5 Meter m 4.92 FT ten foot align right daca trayas align right pank a 3 m 9.84 FT 3.28 Yard length YD hundred foot align right chebel align right 8 daca trayas 24 m 78.74 FT 26.25YD league, the distance a horse could walk in one hour. align right parasang align right 250 chebel 6 kilometer km 6561.68YD 3.73 Mile MI mansion, one day s march on the Royal Road . align right Ancient Greece Greek stathmos align right 4 or 5 parasang 24 30 km 14Mi 18Mi Volume The shekel and mina profane or sacred were units of both weight and volume. A shekel or mina weight was equal to the weight of that volume of water. Note that the values given for the mina do not match the definitions. 1 shekel 8.3 ml approximately 1 cubic aiwas . 1 profane mina 50 shekel 500 ml approximately ... location London year 1984 pages 123 126 isbn 0 7156 1765 6 ref Units used in modern Persia Iran Some related units were used in Persia in the 19th century, and are still used in contemporary Iran ... more details
length unit converter ?lang en Simple Japanese Distance and Length Units Converter systems of measurement Use dmy dates date November 2010 DEFAULTSORT Japanese Units Of Measurement Category Obsolete ... Asia , and Korea . The units of the Tang Dynasty were officially adopted in Japan in 701 Citation needed date May 2008 , and the current shaku measurement has hardly altered since then. Many Taiwanese units of measurement are derived form the shakkanh system. From 1924, the shakkanh system was replaced ... system, other units of measurementunits are also commonly used in Japan. The most common unit found ... Japanese clock Japanese counter word Japanese numerals Related Units of measurement Chinese unit Chinese units of measurement Taiwanese units of measurement Hong Kong units of measurement References ...nihongo Shakkan h is the traditional Japan ese Systems of measurement system of measurement . The name shakkanh originates from the name of two of the Units of measurementunits , the Shaku unit shaku , a unit of length , and the kan , a mass measurement. The system is Chinese units of measurement Chinese in origin. The units originated in the Shang Dynasty in the 13th century BC, and eventually ... 796077 publisher National Diet Library accessdate 2010 07 07 ref and use of the old units for official ... use in the Edo period . In 1891 the most common units were given definitions in terms of the metric ... customary units US br fluid ounce s Imperial unit Imperial br fluid ounces style text align right ... is the shaku , which originated in ancient China. The other units are all fixed fractions ... about 18 cm or 7 in , but its length, and hence the length of the other units, gradually ... May 2011 Various shaku developed for various purposes. The unit of all measurement, such as area ... s shaku , used for construction, preserved the original Chinese shaku measurement, because .... In the gofukujaku system, one shaku equals 1.2 times the kanejaku . Shaku units are still ... more details
SocialHistoryAncientIreland III XXIII 1.php http www.sizes.com units tir cumaile.htm See also Metrication in Ireland Weights and measures Systems of measurement SI References reflist systems of measurement Category Systems of units Category Science and technology in Ireland Category Obsoleteunits ... from which a cock crow or bell could be heard. Other units such as inntrit and lait appear ... wikitable colspan 6 big Table of area units big Unit Meaning Relative br value SI br value Imperial ... units big Unit Meaning Relative br value SI br value Imperial br value Notes align center align ... wikitable colspan 6 big Table of mass units big Unit Meaning Relative br value SI br value Imperial ... more details
Morefootnotes date October 2009 Hong Kong units of measurement is based on the measurementUnits of measurementunits of Chinese units of measurement Chinese of Qing Empire , Imperial units British Imperial and Metric System metric . Both British Imperial and Chinese units were used until recently. In 1976 ... Ordinance of the Hong Kong SAR Government Systems of measurement DEFAULTSORT Hong Kong Units Of Measurement Category Customary units of measure Category Chinese units in Hong Kong Category Systems of units ... all Hong Kong Government business and legal requirements being in metric units. Customary Chinese and Imperial units are still widely used in all walks of life. There is a chapter of Metrication Ordinance in the Law of Hong Kong for conversion between systems of measurement. Some Chinese units are gradually being replaced by Metric units as the sole custom and trade because of new developments ... system, the most commonly used units are li , tseung cheung , tsek chek , tsun chun , fen fan in descending scale order. These units are now rarely used in daily life as the preferred ... to distinguish between units in both systems, it is sometimes written with a prefix of Ying for the British ... units. The most commonly used units are the mile , li, , yard , ma , Foot unit foot , chek, , and inch , tsun . Weight Both Chinese and Metric weight units are used in Hong Kong. The choice ... system. Apartment or office size is generally still given in square feet. Traditionally, the measurement ... system, the measurement of volume of rice is tau but it is replaced by packaged rice in weight ... occasionally used. Time Time measurement follows the international system. Gregorian calendar is usually ... Cantonese pronunciation Equivalent in other units Notes Year Gregorian nin4 365 or 366 days Roughly ... used for the measurement of energy in food . Power Horsepower is still the dominant measurement ... more details
Refimprove date August 2011 Ancient Greek units of measurement varied according to location and epoch. Systems of ancient weights and measures evolved as needs changed Solon and other lawgivers also reformed them en bloc . cn date December 2011 Some units of measurement were found to be convenient for trade within the Mediterranean region and these units became increasingly common to different city states. The calibration and use of measuring devices became more sophisticated. By about 500 BC, Athens had a central depository of official weights and measures, the Prytaneion Tholos.2C Athens Tholos , where merchants were required to test their measuring devices against official standards. cn date December 2011 Length Some Greek measures of length were named after parts of the body, such as the lang grc daktylos, plural daktyloi or finger, and the lang grc pous, plural podes or foot. The values of the units varied according to location and epoch e.g., in Aegina a pous was approximately ..., based on Smith 1851 . ref name smith Metric equivalents are approximate. Area The ordinary units used for land measurement were class wikitable style margin 1em auto 1em auto Units of surface measurement ... lang grc May June See also multicol Metrological Relief C Obsoleteunits of measure multicol break Stadia rod Systems of measurement multicol end References Reflist refs ref name EIM EIM ... AncientGreekUnits.htm Online Conversion of Ancient Greek Units Systems of measurement DEFAULTSORT Greek Category Obsoleteunits of measure Category Human based units of measure Category Ancient Greek society Category Systems of units Category Ancient Greek technology de Alte Ma e und Gewichte ... style margin 1em auto 1em auto Smaller units of length Unit Greek name Equal to Metric equivalent Description ... style margin 1em auto 1em auto Larger units of length Unit Greek name Equal to Metric equivalent ... since units of currency involve prescribed amounts of a given metal. Thus for example the English ... more details
File Sumerian Calendar ISO B0.svg thumb right 300px Sumerian Metrology Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement originated in the loosely organized city states of Early Dynastic Sumer . The units themselves grew out of the tradition of History of writing counting tokens used by the PPNB Neolithic c 6000 BCE cultural complex of the Near East . ref Stecchini 1971, section 1.1 ref The counting tokens were used to keep accounts of personal wealth and had both metrological and mathematical functions. Each city , Monarchy kingdom and trade guild had its own standards until the formation of the Akkadian Empire when Sargon of Akkad issued a common standard. This standard was improved by Naram Sin of Akkad Naram Sin , but fell into disuse after the Akkadian Empire dissolved. The standard of Naram Sin ... rations GAN sub 2 sub System G used to count field measurement E system used to count barley by volume ... math 5 6 math One official government standard of measurement of the archaic system was the Cubit ... m from which all other units could be derived. The Third Dynasty of Ur Neo Sumerians continued use ... name Melville 2006 Length Units of Length are prefixed by the logogram DU cuneiform & x1207A a convention ... & x120A0 Distance units were geodectic as distinguished from non geodectic basic length units ... None cite web last Ronan first Colin Alistair authorlink coauthors title Measurement of time and types of calendars Standard units and cycles work publisher Encyclop dia Britannica Online year 2008 ... physics.org b01 04 en b0104en.htm doi accessdate 2009 08 20 systems of measurement DEFAULTSORT Ancient Mesopotamian Units Of Measurement Category Sumerian art and architecture Category Babylonia Category Sumer Category WikiProject Ancient Near East articles Category Babylonian mathematics Measurement Category Science and technology in Iraq Mesopotamian Category Obsoleteunits of measure Mesopotamian Category Human based units of measure Mesopotamian Category Systems of units Mesopotamian ... more details
. Systems of measurement MTS units See also Mesures usuelles During the twentieth century, the Soviets ... s Most countries use the International System of Units International System of Units SI . In contrast, the humorous Furlong Firkin Fortnight system of units of measurement draws attention by being ... title Units S url http www.unc.edu rowlett units dictS.html work How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement ... 8 January 2011. ref Other See List of humorous units of measurement Mother Cow Index Formerly used ...For units of measure primarily used in countries where English is not the main language, see the article specific to that country, a list of which can be found in the systems of measurement article. An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of measurement that does not form part of a coherent systems of measurement system of measurement especially in that its exact quantity may not be well known or that it may be an inconvenient multiple or fraction of base units in such systems. This definition is deliberately not exact since it might seem to encompass units such as the week or the light year which ... , as demonstrated by the FFF system of units. Unusual units of measure are sometimes used by scientist ... world whose quantities in more conventional units may be awkward to use. They are also employed by journalist ... second system of units variant of the metric system where the base unit of mass was the tonne . FFF units Main FFF system class wikitable style float right Unit Dimension Definition SI Value furlong ... 2006 03 10 ref SI imperial hybrids In the US, mongrel units are sometimes formed by a combination of traditional units, which are widely used, and metric units. Thus, grams per fluid ounce and grams per pound mass pound of body weight are common units used in sports nutrition, for example, to express ... or US customary units, for example the kiloyard 914.4 m . The kip unit kip or kilopound ... be used for signal races in the circuitry. See light nanosecond below. Derived units There are some ... more details
Category Hindu philosophical concepts Category Human based units of measure Vedic Category Obsoleteunits of measure Vedic Category Units of time Category Hindu calendar Interwiki fr Mesure v dique ...cleanup reason contains unencyclopedic language date September 2011 Vedas Vedic and Puranas Puranic units of time span from the Param u about 17 microsecond s to the mahamanvantara 311.04 trillion years . Its clearly given in Hindu Vedic knowledge that the creation and destruction of the universe is a cyclical process and the timespan of the universe birth and expansion is 311.04 trillion years. After this time there will be a complete destruction collapse and death of the universe over the same amount of time 311.04 trillion years . This cycle repeats forever. Introduction Ancient Hindu units of measurement ancient weights and measures measures are still in current use in present day Hindu and Jain way of life. Hindu units of measurement are used for teaching yoga practices such as Surat Shabda Yoga for well being. Rishi Kanada, the Hindu seer, first described the constant flux of moving and falling objects in his vaisheshika sutra . Hindu units of measurement for Mass range from subparticulate aNuAMsha and particulate aNu to macro sized guru . Surya Siddhanta is a Sanskrit account of the Astronomy knowledge of MAYA ASURA . The concepts and units of measurements are similar to those in the Veda and is consistently used in Vaidik Astrology to this day. The earliest English Translation of Surya Siddhanta is TRANSLATION OF THE SURYA SIDDHANT BY PUNDIT BA PU DEVA SASTRI, AND OF THE SIDDH NTA ... www.sacred texts.com hin vp vp037.htm Time measurement section of the Vishnu Purana Book I Chapter ... Small units of time used in the Vedas a Param u about 16.8 microseconds a A u is 2 param us a Trasare u ... 36,000 human years The Vishnu Purana http www.sacred texts.com hin vp vp037.htm Time measurement section ... , 2005. Chronology Time in religion and mythology systems of measurement Brahmanda Categories Use ... more details
DEFAULTSORT Tamil Units Of Measurement Category Tamil Category Obsoleteunits of measure Category Systems of units Category Economic history of India Category Economy of Tamil Nadu hi ... 1 Oozhi 1 epoch Area Measurement 1 Marakkal vaedaipadu seeds required for planting rice 8 cents 12.5 Marakkal vaedaipadu 100 cents one acre Area calculation and Measurement Chart . 1 hectare 2 acre ... 0.9144 metre 1 township 36 sq.mile 1 sq.mile 640 acre 1 cent 48 kejam Units of ancient trade Balance ... more details
had issued two Unit of measurementunits of measurement Directive European Union directives In 1971 ... of the Member States relating to units of measurement publisher The Council of the European Communities ... scales , measurement s and indications of quantity expressed in units for economic, public health ... of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement accessdate 2009 02 ... of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement accessdate 2009 02 ... on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement accessdate ... 80 181 EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement ... title COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on units of measurement Directive 80 181 EEC date 2006 12 22 ... of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement date 2008 11 19 accessdate ... to the Units of Measurement accessdate 2007 08 26 author NIST authorlink National Institute ... Staff Working Document on units of measurement Directive 80 181 EEC accessdate 2008 05 19 author Commission ... to units of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71 354 EEC Consolidated version of http eur lex.europa.eu ... EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement ...Infobox EU legislation type Directive title Units of Measure Directive number 71 354 EEC madeby European ... 80 181 EEC status repealed Infobox EU legislation type Directive title Units of Measure Directive ... on the International System of Units SI rather than use a variety of Centimetre gram second system of units CGS and Mks system of units MKS units then in use. The second, which replaced the first, was Directive ... of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71 354 EEC date 1979 12 21 accessdate 2009 02 07 ref ... of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71 354 EEC date 1984 12 20 accessdate 2009 02 07 ref 1989 ... 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Unit of measurement and on the repeal ... more details
File Poids et mesures.png thumb Woodcut dated 1800 illustrating the new decimal units which became the legal norm across all France on 4 November 1800 France has a unique history of units of measurement ... of the modern Imperial System of units, but there was no unified system of measurement. Charlemagne and successive kings had tried but failed to impose a unified system of measurement in France. ref ... cooperation in the sphere of units of measurement, the Franco Prussian War war broke out ... Chaptal Mansus Mesures usuelles multicol break R aumur scale Systems of measurementUnits of measurementUnits of measurement in France before the French Revolution multicol end References reflist colwidth 30em systems of measurement Category Systems of units Category Science and technology in France ... Imperial System of units. There was widespread abuse of the king s standards to the extent that the lieue ... based on metric units for example, the livre became 500 g. After 1837 the metric system was reintroduced and has remained the principal system of use to this day. Ancien r gime to 1795 main Units of measurement in France before the French Revolution image Pernes Mesures anciennes.JPG 200px thumb right Table of the measuring units used in the 17th century at Pernes les Fontaines in the covered ... throughout the realm. The names and relationships of many units of measure were adopted from Roman units of measure and many more were added it has been estimated that there were seven or eight hundred different names for the various units of measure. In addition the quantity associated with each ... that on the eve of the Revolution a quarter of a million different units of measure were in use ..., including the way in which units of measure should be defined. The savants of the day favoured the use of a system of units that were inter related and which used a decimal basis. There was also a wish that the units of measure should be for all people and for all time and therefore not dependent ... more details
Obsoleteunits of measure Maltese Category Science and technology in Malta Category Systems ...In modern usage, metric is used almost exclusively in commercial transactions. These units are mostly .... Many of these terms are directly related to Ancient Arabic weights and measures Arabic units . The Weights ... and measures. All these measures were defined as simple multiples of the Imperial units then in use in Britain. Length Length units were typically used for measuring goods and building sizes. Distances were traditionally measured in terms of travel time, which explains the lack of large scale units. class wikitable Table of length units Unit Plural Relative br value Metric br value Imperial br value ... In 1921, these units were redefined with respect to the British Imperial standard. These values reflect this change. class wikitable Table of area land units Unit Plural Relative br value Metric br ... wikitable Table of area square units Unit Plural Relative br value Metric br value Imperial br value ... sq yd align right an area 1 qasba by 1 qasba Volume These units were all except for the cubic units ... None of the units from this group are mentioned in TY Maltese. class wikitable Table of volume beer, wine, & spirits units Unit Plural Relative br value Metric br value Imperial br value Notes align ... milk & oil units Unit Plural Relative br value Metric br value Imperial br value Notes align center ... None of these units are mentioned in TY Maltese. Note that there are two conflicting values for the sieg 1 10 and 1 6 tomna , respectively . class wikitable Table of volume dry units Unit Plural Relative ... 64 imperial gallons. Cubic class wikitable Table of volume cubic units Unit Plural Relative br value ... 1 qasba by 1 qasba by 1 qasba Mass All the Maltese mass units were redefined relative to the British Imperial ton in 1921. Before this, the units were presumably based on an Arabic standard. All equivalent measures listed in pounds below are exact values. nb. There are two distinct units which ... more details
surveying scenes from the tomb of Menna. DEFAULTSORT Egypt systems of measurement Category Ancient currencies Category Obsoleteunits of measure Category Systems of units ca Unitats de mesura en l Antic ...Ancient Egyptian units of measure include units for length, area and volume. Length Units of length date back to at least the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt early dynastic period . In the Palermo stone for instance the level of the Nile river is recorded. During the reign of Pharaoh Djer the height of the river Nile was given as measuring 6 cubits and 1 palm. This is equivalent to approximately 320 cm roughly 10 feet 6 inches . ref name MC A Third dynasty of Egypt third dynasty diagram shows how to construct an elliptical vault using simple measures along an arc. The ostracon depicting this diagram was found in the area of the Step Pyramid in Saqqara . A curve is divided into five sections and the height of the curve is given in cubits, palms and fingers in each of the sections. ref name CR Lengths could be measured by cubit rods, examples of which have been found in the tombs of officials. Fourteen such rods, including one double cubit rod, were described and compared by Lepsius ... style margin 1em auto 1em auto width 75 Units of Length ref name MC ref name CR Name Egyptian name ... recorded in the Palermo stone are expressed in terms of kha, setat, etc. Further examples of units ... 1 cellpadding 5 align center style margin 1em auto 1em auto width 75 Units of Area ref name MC .... For example in RMP 42 the volume of a circular granary is computed as part of the problem and units ... units called henu File RMP 80.jpg thumb 350px center Problem 80 on the Rhind Mathematical ... border 1 cellpadding 5 align center style margin 1em auto 1em auto width 75 Units of volume and capacity ... width 75 Units of weight ref name CR Name Egyptian name align center Equivalent Egyptian values Metric ... center style margin 1em auto 1em auto width 75 Units of time ref name MC ref name CR Name Egyptian ... more details
File Classicchineseinstrumentscale.jpg thumb right 300px A Traditional Chinese scale Chinese units of measurement zh c p Sh zh l market system are the customary and traditional Units of measurement unit s of measure used in China . In the People s Republic of China , the units were re standardised during the late 20th century to make them approximate SI metric units. Many of the units were formerly ... system was used together with Hong Kong units of measurement , which were traditional Chinese weights and measures, and now traditional Chinese units and Imperial units are used alongside the metric system .... Taiwanese units of measurement , which appeared under the colonial influences of the Dutch and the Japanese, for the most part may have similar names but are different from the Chinese units of measurement. Taiwan is now fully metricated. The Chinese name for most SI units is based on that of the closest ... to the Liji , the legendary Yellow Emperor created the first measurementunits. The Xiao Erya and Kongzi jiayu state that length units were derived from the human body. According to the Records of the Grand Historian , these human body units caused inconsistency, and Yu the Great , another legendary figure, unified the length measurements. Ruler s with decimal units have been unearthed from ... Shi Huang unified China, and later standardized measurementunits. In the Han Dynasty , these measurements ... 244 245 edition 2 ref See also Earthly Branches History of measurement Systems of measurementUnits ... units http www.mandarintools.com measures.html Chinese Metric Imperial Measurement Converter cite ... Chinese units of measurement Category Customary units of measure Category Science and technology ... sh for traditional units or common standard g ng for SI units may be added in front of the name. SI is the official system of units, but traditional units are still ubiquitously used in everyday life. Note The names l and f n for small units are the same for length, area, and mass however ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Wikify date April 2010 Mass In measuring amount by mass, the common unit is Catty kati , which is about 1 fraction 1 3 lb. A higher unit is Picul pikul , which is 100 kati or 133 fraction 1 3 lb.. Volume In measuring amount by volume, the common unit is gantang , which is equivalent to an Imperial gallon. A gantang can be divided into four chupak . Chupak can be further divided into four chentong , and two chentong makes up a leng . Chentong is also normally used only in certain areas, and so eight leng makes up a chupak . When used to measure unhusked rice, a gantang weights about 4 to 5 lb. References cite book last Firth first Raymond authorlink coauthors title Malay Fishermen Their Peasant Economy publisher Lewis Reprints Limited year 1966 location Great Britain url doi id page 391 See also Category Units of volume Category Units of mass Category Systems of units Category Malay culture Category Science and technology in Malaysia measurement stub ms Ukuran unit Melayu ... more details
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