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China |
Commonly 806·65 sq. yds. Varies locally. Shanghai = 6600 sq. ft. (Municipal Council). By Customs Treaty =920·417 sq. yds., based on ch’ih of 14·1 inches.
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| Mud |
Netherlands |
1 hectolitre
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| Myriagramme |
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10 kilogrammes=22·046 ℔ av.
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| Ngoma |
East Africa |
71/2 keilas.
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| Nin |
Siam |
10/12 inch
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| Obolos |
Greece |
1 decigramme.
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| Ock |
Turkey |
Legal ock (1881) = 100 drachmas. New batman = 10 ocks, and kantar = 10 batmans ock = 1 kilogramme.
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| Octavillo |
Spain |
0·29 litre.
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| Oitavo |
Portugal |
1·730 litre.
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| Oke |
Bulgaria |
1·28 litre (for liquids).
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1·282 kilogramme (old.)
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Cyprus |
24/5 ℔ av. = 400 drams (Cyprus)
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Egypt |
2·751 ℔ av. (Customs). 2·805 ℔ (Alexandria).
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Greece |
2·80 ℔ = 1·282 kilogramme. 1·33 litre.
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Turkey |
1·1518 pint. 2·834 ℔ av. (old weight).
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| Onca |
Portugal |
28·688 grammes.
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| Once |
France |
30·59 grammes (old).
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| Oncia |
Rome |
436·165 grains.
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| Onze |
Netherlands |
1 hectogramme. 10 onzen = pond.
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| Ounce |
U. States |
Av. ounce = 437·5 grains
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| Packen |
Russia |
1083·382 ℔ av.
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| Palame (Royal) |
Greece |
1 decimetre
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| Palm |
Holland |
1 decimetre
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| Palmo |
Portugal |
0·22 metres, 1/2 Roman cubit
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Spain |
8·346 inches
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| Para |
N. Borneo |
90 ℔ av.
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| Parah |
Ceylon |
5·59 pints
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| Parasang. See Persakh.
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| Parmak. See Archin.
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| Passeree |
Bengal |
5 seers.
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| Pé |
Portugal |
1/3 metre (old).
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| Pecheus (Royal) |
Greece |
1 metre = 1·542 old pecheuse.
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| Pecul |
China |
1331/3 ℔ av.
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| Perche |
France |
22 square pieds de roi.
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Canada |
In Quebec 18 French feet.
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| Persakh or Parasang |
Persia |
Probably 3·88 miles = 6000 guz
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| Pfund |
Germany |
= 16 unzen = 32 loth (old weight)
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1·01 to 1·23 ℔ av. (old weight)
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Zoll. pfund (1872) = 500 grammes
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Prussia |
Old zoll. ℔ = 1·1023 ℔ av.
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Switzerland |
500 grammes = 16 unze.
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Apoth. pf. = 375 grammes.
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Vienna |
pfund = 500·06 grammes Zoll. pfund (1871) = 500 grammes
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| Pharoagh. See Archin.
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| Pic |
Cyprus |
2 feet.
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| Picul |
Japan |
 1331/3 ℔ av.
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Straits Settlements,
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Hong Kong
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North Borneo |
A measure of 180℔ weight water.
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| Picki |
Greece |
0·648 metres.
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China |
25 gallons (dry measure.)
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| Pie |
Rome |
11·73 inches.
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| Pie de Burgos |
Spain |
11·13 inches.
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| Pied |
Belgium |
11·81 inches = 10 pouces.
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Canada |
12·79 inches.
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| Pied de Roi |
Paris |
0·3248 metres.
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Pike.................Turkey.................See Dir’aa.
Pint.................U. States..............0·8325 imperial pint.
Pinte................France.................0·931 litre
Pipa.................Portugal...............534 litres (Oporto) 424 litres (Lisbon) 500 litres (officially)
Pipe.................Gibraltar.............105 to 126 gallons
Pishi. See Keila.
Poide de Marc......France.................0·2448 kilo = 8 onces.
Polegada............Portugal...............27·77 millimeters.
Pond.................Netherlands............1 kg. Apothecaries pond = 375 grammes.
Pot..................Denmark................1·7 pint = 4 paegle.
Switzerland............2·64 pints or 1·5 litre
Belgium................1·5 litre (dry). 1/2 litre (liquid)
Norway.................0·965 litre.
Pouce................France.................1·066 inch (old measure).Russia.................1 inch
Pound................U. States..............Standard troy ℔ = 5760 grains Avoir. ℔ = 7000 grains
Russia................0·90282 ℔ av. (0·4095 kg.)
Jersey.................7561 grains = 16 oz. Jersey = 1 livre.
Pu...................China..................70·5 inches = 5 Ch’ih.
Puddee...............Madras.................2·89 pints. 100 cubic inches = Government puddee.
Pulgada..............Spain..................0·927 inch.
Pund.................Denmark................1·1023 ℔ av., or 500 grammes.
Norway.................0·4981 kilogrammes.
Sweden.................6560 grains. Varies locally. 5500·5 grains (apoth.).
Quart................U. States..............See Bushel.
Quarto...............Rome...................2·024 bushels.
Portugal...............3·46 litres.
Quintal..............Spain..................100 libras (Castilian) = 101·4 ℔
Portugal...............58·752 kgs or 129·5 ℔ av.
Argentina..............100 libras or 101·27 ℔ av.
Quintal (metric).....France.................100 kgs = 1·968 cwt.
Quintale.............Italy..................1 metric Quintal
Ratle................Persia.................1·014 ℔ av.
Rattel, or Rottle....Arabia.................1·02 ℔ av., nearly (dry measure.) 17·219 ℔ av. weight.
Ri...................Japan..................2·440 miles (itinerary) 2·118 miles (natural).
Rode.................Denmark................3·627 metres.
Roede................Netherlands............1 dekametre.
Rotl, or Rottolo.....Egypt..................0·9905 ℔ av. 0·9805 ℔ av. (Customs Govt.)
Cairo..................2·206 ℔ great rottolo 0·715 ℔ less rottolo.
Alexandria.............2·124 ℔ great rottolo. Rottolo mina ＝5/8 oka.
Rottol...............Turkey.................2·513 pints (old measure.)
Rubbio...............Spain..................1·012 quarter (dry measure.)
Sagene...............Russia.................7 feet.
Scheffel.............Germany................50 litres, formerly 14·56 metzen (Prussia).
Schepel..............Netherlands............1 decalitre
Schoppen.............Germany................1/2 litre, formerly 0·11 gallon.
Switzerland............0·375 litre.
Se...................Japan..................118·615 square yards (.9918 are).
Seer.................India..................Government seer =22/35 ℔ av.
Bengal, 80 tolas weight of rice (heaped measure), about 60 cubic inches (struck measure).
Southern India = weight of 24 current rupees.
Madras, 25 ℔ nearly. Juggerat, weight of 40 local rupees.
Bombay, old seer, about 28 ℔.
Ceylon.................Measure of 1·86 pint.
Persia.................16 miscals, or 1136 grains weight (Sihr).
Note.—In India the seer, like the maund, varies considerably; usually 40 seers go to a maund.
Seidel...............Austria................0·6224 pint.
Sen..................Siam...................44·4 miles, nearly.
Ser..................India..................1 litre (Indian Law, 1871).
Shaku................Japan..................0·30 metre, also 9·18273 square decimetres; also 18·039 cubic centimetres.
Sheng................China..................1·813 pint.
Shih.................China..................160 ℔ China
Shoo.................Japan..................1·804 litre.
Skaal-pund ..........Sweden.................435·076 grammes or 0·959 ℔ av.
Norway.................0·4981 kgs, or officially 0·5 kgs.
Skeppe...............Denmark................17·39 litres.
Skjeppe..............Norway.................17·37 litres.
Stab.................Germany................1 metre, or 31/3 old fuss, but varied.
Stadron (Royal)......Greece.................1 kilometre.
Stere (metric)..............................1 cubic metre.
Stero................Italy..................1 metric stere.
Streepe..............Holland................1 millimetre
Stremma..............Greece.................1 metric are, 238·1 square pechens (Constantinople.)
Strich...............Germany................1 millimetre.
Striche..............Switzerland............31/3 striche = 1 millimetre.
Stunde...............Germany................Old itinerary measure, 2·3 to 3·4 miles.
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