Also, 4 inches = 1 hand; 3 miles = 1 league; and 60 geographical miles = 1 degree 69.2 English miles. A Table of the Measures of Length of the principal Places in Europe compared with the American Yard. 100 aunes or ells of England, 100 of Holland or Amsterdam, Haerlem, Ley- of Brabant or Antwerp. equal 125 75 100 76 100 of France and Osnaburgh, 128 100 of Hamburg, Frankfort, Leipsic, Bern and Basil, 621⁄2 100 100 100 of Rome, of Geneva, 100 canes of Marseilles and Montpelier, of Thoulouse and High Languedoc, 1243 100 brasses of Venice, A Comparison of the American Foot with the Feet of other Countries. The American foot being divided into 1000 parts, or into 12 inches, the feet of several other countries will be as follow. A Table representing the Conformity of the Weights of the principal trading Cities of Europe with those of America. Pounds. 100 of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 100 of Amsterdam, Paris, Bordeaux, &c. 100 of Antwerp, or Brabant, 100 of Rouen, the Viscounty, 100 of Lyons, the city, 100 of Rochelle, 100 of Toulouse, and upper Languedoc, 100 of Marseilles and Provence, A Table representing the conformity of the Weights of the Principal Trading Cities of Europe with those of America. Note.-The Spanish Arrobe is 25 Span. lbs. lbs. Oz. 73 75 8 65 3 65 11 64 10 103 7 95 4 104 97 25 12 6dr. 28 Pounds 4 Quarters 20 hund. wt Avoirdupois Weight.* Ounce, Pound, marked oz. lb. make one Quarter of a hundred weight. qr. Hundred wt. or 112 pounds, Cwt. Ton. T. * By this weight are weighed gold, silver, jewels, electuaries, and all li quors. An ounce of gold is divided into 24 parts, called carats, and an ounce of silver, into 20 parts, called pennyweights; therefore to distinguish fineness of metal, such gold as will abide the fire without loss, is accounted 24 carats fine: if it lose 2 carats in trial, it is called 22 carats fine, &c. A pound of silver, which loses nothing in trial, is 12 ounces fine but if it lose 3 pennyweights, it is 11 oz. 17 pwts. fine, &c. ALLOY, is some base metal with which gold or silver is mixed, to abate its fineness. Twenty-two carats of gold, and 2 carats of copper are esteemed the true standard for gold coin in England, the alloy being one eleventh of the fine gold and 11 oz. 2 pwts. of fine silver, melted with 18 pwts. of copper, make the true standard for silver coin. : Note-1751 roy ounces are precisely equal to 192 Avoirdupois ounces, and 175 Troy pounds are equal to 144 Avoirdupois. 1 lb. Troy=5760 grains, and 1 lb. Avoirdupois=7000 grains. By Avoirdupois are weighed all coarse and drossy goods, grocery and chandelry wares, bread and all metals, except gold and silver. A barrel of pork weighs 220 lbs. ; a barrel of beef, 220 lbs.; a quintal of fish, 1 cwt. avoirdupois; 12 particular things make one dozen; 12 dozen one gross, 144 dozen one great gross; 20 particular things make a score. Table of the Value of several Pieces of Coin in the United The standard weight of an Eagle 11 pwt. 4 gr.-Half ditto, 5 pwt. 14 gr.-A Dollar 17 pwt. 14 gr.-Half ditto, 8 pwt. 127 gr.-A double Dime 3 pwt. 93 gr.-A Dime 1 pwt. 16. gr. 1 Grain. 9600 = 400 = 20= Note. What they denominate a carat, is the of a pound, an ounce or any other weight. = Dutch Weights for Gold and Silver. = 32 aces 1 engel, 20 engels 1 ounce, 8 ounces = 1 mark, for gross gold. Also, 24 parts = 1 grain, 12 grains = 1 carat, 24 carats = 1 mark, for fine gold. The mark weights are 1 per cent. lighter than our Troy weight. The Length of Miles, Leagues, &c. Ancient and Modern, in American Yards. Ancient Roman mile, Olympic stadium=of ancient Roman mile Stadium of ancient Roman mile, = = 1610,348 201,2935 161,0348 111,2 ancient Roman mile 212,713 Stadium to the 1100th part of a degree, Jewish resin, of which 7 Gallic leuca 14 ancient Roman mile, 2415,522 German rast, or common league in France, 2 Gal German league, or that of Scandinavia,=2 rasts, 9662,088 The mile or league of Germany-200 Rhenish yards, 8239,846 Great Arabian mile, used in Palestine in the time of the Crusades, rated at 1 ancient Roman mile Modern Roman mile, = of} Modern Greek mile of 7 Olympic stadia, do. 2415,713 1628,466 1409,0545 5328,75 1409,0515 The mile employed by the Romans in Great Britain, and restored by Henry VII. was our present English mile. The ancient Roman mile is here estimated at 755 French fathom, 3 feet, upon the authority of D'Anville. This differs a little from the mile used in the preceding table. The Length of Long Measures of various Countries in terms of American Feet and Inches. |