Land-measures, Egyptian, 67; Greek, 67; Roman, 68; English, 71
Metric system, 271; working of, 284; reform of, 306
Mile, meridian, 15; equatorial, 16; Roman, 17; English, 63; of time, 193
Ounce, Roman, 38, 40; Averdepois, 93; Imperial, 102; Tower, 95, 127; Troy, 98
Pound, Roman, 38, 94; Averdepois, 93, 133; Imperial, 102; Tower, 127; Troy, 129; Scots, 139; Amsterdam, 218; Mediterranean, 220; Nuremburg, 225; Cologne, 225; French, 258
Scotland, W. & M., 147; acre and mile, 74
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; Ptolemaïc, 35; Greek-Asiatic, 36; Olympic, 42; Arabic, 44
_Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd., Printers, Colchester, London and Eton._
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