INDEX
- Acre, 72, 74, 78, 87
- Acreme, 81
- Ale-gallon, 117
- Apothecaries’ weight, 140
- Arshīn, 215
- As, 38, 94
- Austria, W. & M., 208, 220
- Averdepois, 93, 99
- Bath, 239
- Bereh, 27, 238
- Bovate, 80, 89
- Bread-weight, 128, 138
- Burma and the Straits, W. & M., 173
- Bushel, old and of U.S., 96;
- Canada and Mauritius, W. & M., 173
- Carat, 35, 245; v. Qirát
- Carucate, 82, 89
- Cask-measures, 116
- Cental, 45, 109
- Chain, 64, 73
- Chaldron, 120, 122
- Channel Islands, W. & M., 157
- Clove, 107, 110, 242
- Coal-measure, 122
- Corn-measure, 122
- Cubit, natural, 1;
- Customs of Lancaster, 88
- Decimal system, 5, 182, 188
- Denmark, W. & M., 221
- Density, measures of, 198;
- of water, 146
- Digit, 1, 4
- Dirhem, 45, 222
- Drachm, 105, 135
- Drachma, 41, 43, 221
- Dram, 103
- Duodecimal system, 5
- Egypt, modern, W. & M., 67, 213, 220, 235
- Ell, 62, 202
- England, linear measures, 58;
- Epha, 239
- Fathom, Olympic, 6, 15
- Firkin, 116
- Foot, origin of, 4;
- Fother, 111, 252
- Fotmal, 112
- France, W. & M., Southern, 253;
- Furlong, 63, 81
- Gallon, Wine, 114;
- Germany, W. & M., 206, 219, 225, 228
- Gill, 125
- Grain, 103, 245, 249
- Greece, ancient, W. & M., 17, 68;
- Coin-weights, 43
- Guernsey, W. & M., 157;
- Currency, 183
- Hand, 61
- Heat, measures of, 197
- Hebrew, W. & M., 237
- Hide, 81
- Holland, W. & M., 207, 218, 228
- Homer of corn, 90, 230
- Hundredweight, 94, 105
- Imperial bushel, 123;
- Inch, 4, 18, 59, 244
- India, W. & M., 167;
- money, 184
- Ireland, acre and mile, 74;
- gallon, 155
- Italy, W. & M., 208, 223, 237
- Kilderkin, 116
- Knot, 16
- Land-measures, Egyptian, 67;
- Last, 105, 143
- Lead-weight, 111
- League, 64
- Leaguer, leggar, 167, 231
- Libra, 40, 94
- Load, 107
- Marc, 127, 130
- Medicinal weights, 104;
- measures, 126
- Medimnos, 34
- Metretes, 37
- Metric system, 271;
- Mile, meridian, 15;
- Miná, 33
- Mithkal, 94, 221
- Modius, 40
- Nail, 58, 111, 242
- Norway, W. & M., 132, 206, 209
- Octonary system, 5, 124
- Ounce, Roman, 38, 40;
- Oxgang, 66
- Palm, 4, 19, 61, 209
- Pán, 53
- Parasang, 16
- Penny, 95; pennyweight, 128
- Pint, wine, 115;
- Ploughland, 82
- Portugal, measures, 212, 234
- Pound, Roman, 38, 94;
- Pound sterling, 174
- Qasáb, 25, 215
- Qirát, 221
- Quadrantal, 39, 50
- Quarter, 96, 105, 120, 145
- Rod, 62, 77, 84
- Roman W. & M., 38, 68
- Rood, 71, 78
- Rotl, 45, 223
- Rūba, Arroba, 224, 248
- Scotland, W. & M., 147;
- acre and mile, 74
- Scruple, 40, 105, 135
- Seed-measures of land, 90
- Sexdecimal system, 5
- Shaftment, 61
- Shekel, 31, 33
- South Africa, W. & M., 166
- Spain, W. & M., 210, 225, 233
- Sterling, 95
- Stone, 94, 105, 110
- Sweden W. & M., 206, 220
- Tables—
- Olympic measures of length, 17
- The five ancient cubits, 30
- Roman weights and measures of capacity, 41
- British miles and acres, 74
- Provençal corn and land-measures, 92
- English measures of capacity, 125
- Standard of various Troy weights, 132
- Concordance of capacity, weight and measurement, 144
- Volume and weight of water, 146
- Marseilles and Jersey measures of capacity, 162
- Specific gravity scales of spirits, 200
- European itinerary measures, 217
- Ounces and dirhems, 224
- Original weight of dirhems, 226
- Old French measures, 267
- Conversion of Metric and Imperial W. & M., 309
- Talent, Alexandrian, 33;
- Thermometer-scales, 197
- Time, measures of, 189
- Toise, 260
- Ton, 96, 105;
- Tower-weight, 95, 127
- Troy-weight, 129
- Tun, 116, 252
- Tunis, W. & M., 214, 221, 233
- Turkey, W. & M., 213, 222, 235
- Velte, 115, 230, 265
- Verge, 78, 83, 160
- Vergée, 78, 160
- Virgate, 76, 80, 89
- Wales, measures, 156
- Wey, 94, 105
- Winchester bushel, 119
- Wine-gallon, 114
- Wool-weight, 109
- Yard, 58, 83
- Yardland, 66, 80
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