A Dictionary Of Weights And Measures For The British Isles
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| Author | : Ronald Edward Zupko |
| Publisher | : American Philosophical Society |
| Total Pages | : 572 |
| Release | : 1985 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780871691682 |
The complexity of medieval & modern pre-metric weights & measures (W&M) in Britain presents an obstacle to scholarly research on Western European econ. history. The problem is: the approx. dimensions of many non-standardized measuring units, used by both the Crown & the regional & local markets, varied from time to time & from place to place; & the dimensions even of standard W&M used in any period are poorly understood. This book will clarify the confusion & bring a new focus to the field of metrology & a new understanding of the units. It includes: tables for rapid identification of all ruling English, Scottish, Irish, or Welsh sovereigns; current English Imperial, Amer. Customary, & metric units; & the basic equiv. for these W&M; & A Dict. of Brit. W&M.
| Author | : Ronald Edward Zupko |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 520 |
| Release | : 1985 |
| Genre | : Weights and measures |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Jan Gyllenbok |
| Publisher | : Birkhäuser |
| Total Pages | : 925 |
| Release | : 2018-04-12 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3319667122 |
This third volume of Gyllenbok's encyclopaedia of historical metrology comprises the second part of the compendium of measurement systems and currencies of all sovereign states of the modern World (J-Z). Units of measurement are of vital importance in every civilization through history. Since the early ages, man has through necessity devised various measures to assist him in everyday life. They have enabled and continue to enable us to trade in commonly and equitably understood amounts, and to investigate, understand, and control the chemical, physical, and biological processes of the natural world. The encyclopeadia will be of use not only to historians of science and technology, but also to economic and social historians and should be in every major academic and national library as standard reference work on the topic.
| Author | : John Henry Alexander |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 178 |
| Release | : 1850 |
| Genre | : Weights and measures |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Albrecht Classen |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 2822 |
| Release | : 2010-11-29 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 3110215586 |
This interdisciplinary handbook provides extensive information about research in medieval studies and its most important results over the last decades. The handbook is a reference work which enables the readers to quickly and purposely gain insight into the important research discussions and to inform themselves about the current status of research in the field. The handbook consists of four parts. The first, large section offers articles on all of the main disciplines and discussions of the field. The second section presents articles on the key concepts of modern medieval studies and the debates therein. The third section is a lexicon of the most important text genres of the Middle Ages. The fourth section provides an international bio-bibliographical lexicon of the most prominent medievalists in all disciplines. A comprehensive bibliography rounds off the compendium. The result is a reference work which exhaustively documents the current status of research in medieval studies and brings the disciplines and experts of the field together.
| Author | : Donald Fenna |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 301 |
| Release | : 2002-08-22 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0191078980 |
This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Système International (SI), as well as traditional, and industry-specific units. It also includes general historical and scientific background, covering the development of the sequential definitions and sizing of units. This new reference work will prove invaluable to professional scientists, engineers, technicians as well as to students and the general user. · Over 1,600 clear and concise entries complete with historical background · Covers a broad range of disciplines, including astronomy, electromagnetics, geology, photography, mathematics, meteorology, physics, and temperature · Notes on associated terminology · Numerous tables, including the geochronologic scale and the equation of time · Comprehensive coverage of the whole Système International
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 343 |
| Release | : |
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| ISBN | : 0198605226 |
| Author | : Martha Carlin |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2013-03-22 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0812244591 |
Drawn from two medieval collections of form letters for all manner of business and personal affairs, Lost Letters of Medieval Life depicts early thirteenth-century England through the everyday correspondence of people of all classes, from peasants and shopkeepers to bishops and earls.
| Author | : S. D. Church |
| Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 396 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : England |
| ISBN | : 9780851159478 |
The controversial reign of King John is the subject of the essays collected in this book, which offers a challenging reappraisal of a number of its most important aspects.
| Author | : Albrecht Classen |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 1523 |
| Release | : 2015-08-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 3110392925 |
A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture. Medieval research has grown tremendously in depth and breadth over the last decades. Particularly our understanding of medieval culture, of the basic living conditions, and the specific value system prevalent at that time has considerably expanded, to a point where we are in danger of no longer seeing the proverbial forest for the trees. The present, innovative handbook offers compact articles on essential topics, ideals, specific knowledge, and concepts defining the medieval world as comprehensively as possible. The topics covered in this new handbook pertain to issues such as love and marriage, belief in God, hell, and the devil, education, lordship and servitude, Christianity versus Judaism and Islam, health, medicine, the rural world, the rise of the urban class, travel, roads and bridges, entertainment, games, and sport activities, numbers, measuring, the education system, the papacy, saints, the senses, death, and money.
