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English Measures of Capacity for Liquids.
Wine Measure.
| Solid Inches | |||||||||
| 28⅞ | Pint | ||||||||
| 231 | 8 | Gallon | |||||||
| 4158 | 144 | 18 | Rundlet | ||||||
| 7276½ | 252 | 31½ | 1¾ | Barrel | |||||
| 9702 | 336 | 42 | 2⅓ | 1⅓ | Tierece | ||||
| 14553 | 504 | 63 | 3½ | 2 | 2 | 1½ | Hogshead | ||
| 19279 | 672 | 84 | 4⅔ | 2⅔ | 2 | 1⅓ | Punchion | ||
| 29106 | 1008 | 126 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1½ | Butt | |
| 58212 | 2016 | 252 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Tun |
Ale Measure
| Pints | |||||
| 8 | Gall. | ||||
| 64 | 8 | Firk. | |||
| 128 | 16 | 2 | Kild. | ||
| 256 | 32 | 4 | 2 | Barrel | |
| 512 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Hogsh. |
Beer Measure.
| Pints | |||||
| 8 | Gall. | ||||
| 72 | 9 | Firk. | |||
| 144 | 18 | 2 | Kild. | ||
| 288 | 36 | 4 | 2 | Barrel | |
| 576 | 72 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Hogsh. |
Attick Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine Measure.
| Cochlarion | |||||||||
| 2 | Cheme | ||||||||
| 2½ | 1¾ | Mystron | |||||||
| 5 | 2½ | 2 | Concha | ||||||
| 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Cyaths | |||||
| 15 | 7½ | 6 | 3 | 1½ | Oxubaphon | ||||
| 60 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | Cotyle | |||
| 120 | 60 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | Xestes, Sextary | ||
| 720 | 360 | 288 | 144 | 72 | 48 | 12 | 6 | Chos, Congius | |
| 8640 | 4320 | 3456 | 1728 | 864 | 576 | 144 | 82 | 12 | Metretes,Amphora |
| Gall. | Pints | Sol.Inch.Dec. |
| 0 | 1⁄120 | 0,047 |
| 0 | 1⁄60 | 0,904 |
| 0 | 1⁄48 | 0,117¾ |
| 0 | 1⁄24 | 0,234½ |
| 0 | 1⁄12 | 0,469 |
| 0 | 1⁄8 | 0,704½ |
| 0 | 1⁄2 | 2,8l8 |
| 0 | 1 | 5,636 |
| 0 | 7 | 4,942 |
| 10 | 6 | 1,554 |
Roman Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine Measure.
| Ligula | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cyathus | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 1½ | Acetabulum | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Quartarius | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Hemina | |||||||||||||
| 48 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Sextarius | ||||||||||||
| 288 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 6 | Congius | |||||||||||
| 1152 | 288 | 192 | 96 | 48 | 24 | 4 | Urna | ||||||||||
| 2304 | 576 | 384 | 192 | 96 | 48 | 8 | 2 | Amphora | 46080 | 11520 | 7680 | 1920 | 960 | 160 | 40 | 20 | Culcus |
Jewish Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine Measure.
| Caph | ||||||
| 1⅓ | Log | |||||
| 5½ | 4 | Cab | ||||
| 16 | 12 | 3 | Hin | |||
| 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | Seah | ||
| 96 | 72 | 18 | 6 | 3 | Bath, Epha | |
| 960 | 720 | 180 | 60 | 30 | 10 | Coron, Chomer |
Measures