The Avoirdupois-Weight Calculator and Ready-Reckoner - Shewing the Value of Any Quantity of Merchandize from 1 Ounce to 2 Tons, at 276 Prices Per Pound, Rating from One-Sixteenth of a Penny to Five Shillings

The Avoirdupois-Weight Calculator and Ready-Reckoner - Shewing the Value of Any Quantity of Merchandize from 1 Ounce to 2 Tons, at 276 Prices Per Pound, Rating from One-Sixteenth of a Penny to Five Shillings
Author: Arthur King
Publisher: Osler Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2010-03
Genre:
ISBN: 1445540290
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A Dictionary of Weights and Measures for the British Isles

A Dictionary of Weights and Measures for the British Isles
Author: Ronald Edward Zupko
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Total Pages: 572
Release: 1985
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780871691682
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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.