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
... measuring some coarse commodities , and is the foundation of the land - measure of Scotland . Itinerary meafure is the fame both in England and Scotland . The length of the chain is 4 poles , or 22 yards ; 80 chains make a mile . The ...
... measuring some coarse commodities , and is the foundation of the land - measure of Scotland . Itinerary meafure is the fame both in England and Scotland . The length of the chain is 4 poles , or 22 yards ; 80 chains make a mile . The ...
Page 718
... Measure . Measure . places , which contain fome more. III . CUBICAL Measures , or Meafures of Capacity , for LIQUIDS . 1. ] The English meafures were originally raised from troy - weight : it being enacted by feveral ftatutes , that ...
... Measure . Measure . places , which contain fome more. III . CUBICAL Measures , or Meafures of Capacity , for LIQUIDS . 1. ] The English meafures were originally raised from troy - weight : it being enacted by feveral ftatutes , that ...
Page 720
... measure . Measure . 8640 4320 3456 1728864 5761447212 Metretes 4. ROMAN reduced to English Wine - measure . 384 192 96 48 8 2 Amphora | 46080'i 1520 | 7680 | 3840 | 1920 | 9601604c3c | Culeus Meature . TABLES of DRY Measure Solid inches ...
... measure . Measure . 8640 4320 3456 1728864 5761447212 Metretes 4. ROMAN reduced to English Wine - measure . 384 192 96 48 8 2 Amphora | 46080'i 1520 | 7680 | 3840 | 1920 | 9601604c3c | Culeus Meature . TABLES of DRY Measure Solid inches ...
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