Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 10. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 714
... contains only 2 feet 5 inches 1 line ; in Bretagne , where it contains 4 feet 2 inches 11 lines ; and at St Genoux in Berry , where it exceeds the Pa- ris ell by 8 lines . See ELL . But in Languedoc , par- ticularly at Marfeilles ...
... contains only 2 feet 5 inches 1 line ; in Bretagne , where it contains 4 feet 2 inches 11 lines ; and at St Genoux in Berry , where it exceeds the Pa- ris ell by 8 lines . See ELL . But in Languedoc , par- ticularly at Marfeilles ...
Page 718
... contains 70 cubic inches , on which principle the ale and beer gallon will be 282 cubic inches . The several division and mul- tiples of these measures , and their proportions , are ex- hibited in the tables underneath . : 2 The barrel ...
... contains 70 cubic inches , on which principle the ale and beer gallon will be 282 cubic inches . The several division and mul- tiples of these measures , and their proportions , are ex- hibited in the tables underneath . : 2 The barrel ...
Page 720
... contains 272 cubic inches . The bufhel contains 8 gallons , or 2178 inches . A cylindrical veffel , 18 inches diame- ter , and 8 inches deep , is appointed to be used as a bufhel in levying the malt - tax . A veffel of these di ...
... contains 272 cubic inches . The bufhel contains 8 gallons , or 2178 inches . A cylindrical veffel , 18 inches diame- ter , and 8 inches deep , is appointed to be used as a bufhel in levying the malt - tax . A veffel of these di ...
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