INDEX

Acre, 72, 74, 78, 87

Acreme, 81

Ale-gallon, 117

Apothecaries’ weight, 140

Arshīn, 215

As, 38, 94

Austria, W. & M., 208, 220

Averdepois, 93, 99

Bath, 239

Bereh, 27, 238

Bovate, 80, 89

Bread-weight, 128, 138

Burma and the Straits, W. & M., 173

Bushel, old and of U.S., 96; Winchester, 119; Imperial, 124

Canada and Mauritius, W. & M., 173

Carat, 35, 245; v. Qirát

Carucate, 82, 89

Cask-measures, 116

Cental, 45, 109

Chain, 64, 73

Chaldron, 120, 122

Channel Islands, W. & M., 157

Clove, 107, 110, 242

Coal-measure, 122

Corn-measure, 122

Cubit, natural, 1; Egyptian common, or Olympic, 2, 14; Egyptian royal, 18; Great Assyrian or Persian, 23; Beládi, 25; Talmudic, 27, 238; Black, Al-Mamūn’s, 28; Hashími, 214

Customs of Lancaster, 88

Decimal system, 5, 182, 188

Denmark, W. & M., 221

Density, measures of, 198; of water, 146

Digit, 1, 4

Dirhem, 45, 222

Drachm, 105, 135

Drachma, 41, 43, 221

Dram, 103

Duodecimal system, 5

Egypt, modern, W. & M., 67, 213, 220, 235

Ell, 62, 202

England, linear measures, 58; land-measures, 65; wine-measures, 114; corn-measures, 118; commercial weights, 93; mint-weights, 127, 250; money, 174

Epha, 239

Fathom, Olympic, 6, 15

Firkin, 116

Foot, origin of, 4; Olympic, 4; Egyptian royal, 12; Assyrian, 25; 312Beládi, 26; Burgos, 26, 211; Black, 29; Roman, 18; English, 49, 60; Rhineland, 52; Hanseatic, 207; Amsterdam, 207; French, 259; French reduced, 159, 261

Fother, 111, 252

Fotmal, 112

France, W. & M., Southern, 253; Northern, 259; Metric, 271

Furlong, 63, 81

Gallon, Wine, 114; Corn, 119; Imperial, 123

Germany, W. & M., 206, 219, 225, 228

Gill, 125

Grain, 103, 245, 249

Greece, ancient, W. & M., 17, 68; Coin-weights, 43

Guernsey, W. & M., 157; Currency, 183

Hand, 61

Heat, measures of, 197

Hebrew, W. & M., 237

Hide, 81

Holland, W. & M., 207, 218, 228

Homer of corn, 90, 230

Hundredweight, 94, 105

Imperial bushel, 123; gallon, 123; pound, 102; system, 295

Inch, 4, 18, 59, 244

India, W. & M., 167; money, 184

Ireland, acre and mile, 74; gallon, 155

Italy, W. & M., 208, 223, 237

Kilderkin, 116

Knot, 16

Land-measures, Egyptian, 67; Greek, 67; Roman, 68; English, 71

Last, 105, 143

Lead-weight, 111

League, 64

Leaguer, leggar, 167, 231

Libra, 40, 94

Load, 107

Marc, 127, 130

Medicinal weights, 104; measures, 126

Medimnos, 34

Metretes, 37

Metric system, 271; working of, 284; reform of, 306

Mile, meridian, 15; equatorial, 16; Roman, 17; English, 63; of time, 193

Miná, 33

Mithkal, 94, 221

Modius, 40

Nail, 58, 111, 242

Norway, W. & M., 132, 206, 209

Octonary system, 5, 124

Ounce, Roman, 38, 40; Averdepois, 93; Imperial, 102; Tower, 95, 127; Troy, 98

Oxgang, 66

Palm, 4, 19, 61, 209

Pán, 53

Parasang, 16

Penny, 95; pennyweight, 128

Pint, wine, 115; ale, 118; Imperial, 125

Ploughland, 82

Portugal, measures, 212, 234

Pound, Roman, 38, 94; Averdepois, 93, 133; Imperial, 102; Tower, 127; Troy, 129; Scots, 139; Amsterdam, 218; 313Mediterranean, 220; Nuremburg, 225; Cologne, 225; French, 258

Pound sterling, 174

Qasáb, 25, 215

Qirát, 221

Quadrantal, 39, 50

Quarter, 96, 105, 120, 145

Rod, 62, 77, 84

Roman W. & M., 38, 68

Rood, 71, 78

Rotl, 45, 223

Rūba, Arroba, 224, 248

Scotland, W. & M., 147; acre and mile, 74

Scruple, 40, 105, 135

Seed-measures of land, 90

Sexdecimal system, 5

Shaftment, 61

Shekel, 31, 33

South Africa, W. & M., 166

Spain, W. & M., 210, 225, 233

Sterling, 95

Stone, 94, 105, 110

Sweden W. & M., 206, 220

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Talent, Alexandrian, 33; Ptolemaïc, 35; Greek-Asiatic, 36; Olympic, 42; Arabic, 44

Thermometer-scales, 197

Time, measures of, 189

Toise, 260

Ton, 96, 105; register, 143; cargo, 144

Tower-weight, 95, 127

Troy-weight, 129

Tun, 116, 252

Tunis, W. & M., 214, 221, 233

Turkey, W. & M., 213, 222, 235

Velte, 115, 230, 265

Verge, 78, 83, 160

Vergée, 78, 160

Virgate, 76, 80, 89

Wales, measures, 156

Wey, 94, 105

Winchester bushel, 119

Wine-gallon, 114

Wool-weight, 109

Yard, 58, 83

Yardland, 66, 80

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Transcriber’s note:

Errata, ‘last’ changed to ‘Last,’ “„ 306 Last line „ “our” „ “yours.””

Page 72, ‘od’ changed to ‘rod,’ “instead of the measuring rod”

Page 90, ‘sétier’ changed to ‘setier,’ “the variable setier of seed-corn”

Page 92, ‘„’ inserted before ‘10,’ “Cosso (Sc. Lug.) „ 10”

Page 145, decimal struck before ‘1-1/4,’ “20 [oz] = 1-1/4 [lb]”

Page 167, ‘Moghul’ changed to ‘Mogul,’ “Moslem conquerors, Mogul and Pathan”

Page 187, ‘filus’ changed to ‘filūs,’ “filūs), followed by ‘XX cash.’”

Page 193, ‘t me requ red’ changed to ‘time required,’ “unit was the time required to walk”

Page 195, ‘epact’ changed to ‘Epact,’ “increase of the Epact during”

Page 198, ‘densit’ changed to ‘density,’ “The maximum density of water”

Page 198, ‘double’ changed to ‘halve,’ “Deduct 32°; halve the degrees; add”

Page 198, hyphen moved from before ‘body’ to after, “Normal body-temperature is taken”

Page 201, ‘er ai’ changed to ‘certain,’ “certain distance in a certain time”

Page 222, dittos replaced with original text, “is 144 dirhems of 47·66 grs.”

Page 224, ‘ruba’ changed to ‘rūba,’ “divided into 4 rūba and”

Page 252, ‘onomatopæic’ changed to ‘onomatopœic,’ “belong to an onomatopœic class”

Page 255, ‘gallons’ value inserted for ‘Spain,’ “Spain, 64·55 „ 14·23 „”

Page 282, ‘decimales’ changed to ‘décimales,’ “à 2 heures 10 minutes décimales”

Page 299, ‘alterative’ changed to ‘alternative,’ “have alternative decimal series”