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2.471 acres.

1.312 yards.

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100 mètres or 10 decamètres 1 hectomètre,
100 hectomètres or 10 kilomètres

mètre,

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1 myria

100 square mètres 1 are, 100 a.= = 1 hectare, 31 pied metrique=1 aune 47 inches, -= GERMANY.-BADEN (legal): 20 zoll or 2 fus= 1 elle,

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1 ruthe 3 mètres of France,

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1 meile,

0.82 acre.

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0.889 acre.

0.610 yard.

BAVARIA (legal): 120 zoll or

10 fus=1 ruthe,

9.575 feet.

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HESSE DARMSTADT (legal): 100 zoll or 10 fus

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400 square klafter or 4 viertel = 1 morgen, Frankfort: 12 zoll=1 fus or werkschuh, 2 fus=1 elle, 2 e. = 1 stab,

10 feldfus=1 ruthe,

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1 ruthe,

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2 elle 1 stab, 4 stab

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1 ruthe,

1500 ruthe

1 meile,

Freyburg: 2 fus

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300 square ruthe = 1 acker,

1 elle, 5 e. = OLDENBURG. -24 zoll or 2 fus=1 elle,

9 elle = 1 ruthe, 1850 r. = = 1 meile, GREAT BRITAIN. - Same as United States. GREECE. · Patras: 8 robi = 1 pic for silks,

0.648 yard. 6.133 miles.

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1 pic for woollens, &c.,

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HOLLAND (legal): 10 streep =1 duim, 10 d. =
1 palm, 10
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p. 1 el=1 metre of France,
10 el = 1 ́roeď, 100 r. = 1 mijl,

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HAGUE-Brabant el,

AN-NAM.
BIRMAH.

CEYLON I.

India and Malaysia or East Indies.

Same as CHINA.

4 taim =

1 sadang, 7 s. 1 bambou, Colombo: 5 palmi = 1 covid, HINDOSTAN.- Bombay: 2 tussoo = 1 haut or covid,

11 haut = 1 guz, Calcutta: 3 jaob

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1 gheria, 8 g.,

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1 angulla, 3 a.= 1 gheria, 8 g. =1 haut or covid, 2 h. = 1 ghes or guz, = 3 palgat 1 hand, 5 h.=1 cubit, 3 cubits

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1.082 feet.

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13 pollegada = 1 terca, 3 t. = Madras: 8 gheria = 1 covid,

1 casseney or cawney, Massulipatam, 2 palm

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span,

3 s. 1 cubit,

Mysore, Seringapatam: 8 gerah1 haut, 2 h.

=1 gugah,

Pondicherry: 8 gheria

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1 haut or covid, Surat: 84 tussoo or 20 wiswūsa

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18 tussoo 1 cubit or haut for matting, Tatta: 16 garca=1 guz,

Tranquebar, Serampore (legal): same as DEN

JAVA I.

MARK,

- Batavia: 8 gheria 1 covid, cubit or el, 1 fus (Rhenish),

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Same as

1 vouah, 20 v.=

40 s. 1 jod, 25 jod= 1 roëneng, Bangkok: 8 gheria = 1 covid,

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SINGAPORE I.-8 gheria 1 hasta,
SUMATRA I. 4 tempoh or 2 jankal

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1.03 yard.

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IONIAN ISLANDS.-Cephalonia, Corfu, Ithaca,

Paxos, St. Maura, Zante, &c. :

12 onué= 1 pie, 5 pes=1 passo,

1 braccio for silks,

1 braccio for woollens,

1 moggio (linear),

36 inches or 3 feet = 1 yard,

ITALY. LOMBARDY AND VENICE:

Government and Customs Measure

10 atome = 1 dito, 10 d.
metro or braccio

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palmi = 1 canna,

1 oncia, 12 o.= 1 palmo,

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73 palmi=1 passo or pertica, 8 pertica=1

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catena, 1163 catene 1 miglio,

900 square passi=1 moggio,

1 braccio (23 palmi in theory),

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1.147 miles. 0.87 acre. 0.764 yard.

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SARDINIA. Genoa: 8 oncie=I pie, 10 p. or 12

palmi=1 canna (surveyors3),

21 palmi=1 braccio,

9 palmi=1 canna picolo,
10 palmi=1 canna, for linens.
12 oncia 1 pie liprando.

Nice: 12 oncia

Turin: 8 oncia

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1 palmo. 25 oncia
1 pie manual,

12 oncia = 1 pie liprando.

14 oncia 1 raso,

6 pie lip. 1 trabucco, 2 t.=1 pertica.

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5 pie manual = 1 tesa.

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10 pie=1 pertica,

= 13.438 feet.

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Rome: 10 decime or 5 minuto: =1 oncia, 16 o.

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= 1 pie, 5 piede = 1 passo, 5 linea 1 parto, 24 p.

1 canna,

TUSCANY.-Leghorn, Florence, Pisa:

12 denari or 3 quattrini=1 soldo, 20 soldi or 2
palmi=1 braccio, 4 b. 1 canna,

8 braccia:

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=1 passo, 2 p.=1 cavezzo, 5 braccia = 1 pertica, 566 p. = 1 miglio, JAPAN.-5 Kupera sasi = 1 ink, 1 sasi 1 k. sasi, 24 sasi : ikje, =1 1 palmo, 8 palmi or 7}

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Standard same as LISBON, Port

1 canna,

MADEIRA I.

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1 gueza (royal) = 310 feet. 1 gueza (com

mon),

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0.557 yard.

Bushire: 1 guz,

PORTUGAL. Lisbon, St. Ubes, &c.:

80 pollegada, or 10 palmi de craveira, or 63
pes, or 3 covado, or 2 vara, or 11 passo=1
braça,

780 pes=1 estadio, 8 estadi=1 milha,
3 milha 1 legua.

8 pollegada=I palma, 3 p.1 covado, 24 pollegada=1 covado avantejado, 13 pollegada=1 terca, 3 t.=1 vara, Oporto: 3 palma =1 covado,

PRÚSSIA (legal since 1820):

12 zolle=1 fus (Rhein-fus),

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7.214 feet.

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10 zolle 1 land-fus, 10 land-fus or 12 Rhine

fus: 1 ruth, 2000 r.=1 meile,

25 zolle (Rhein-zolle) =1 elle,

180 square ruthe=1 morgen. Dantzic (special): 75 arn Konigsberg: 1 elle,

RUSSIA (legal for the Empire): 16 verschok=1 archine,

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4.68 miles. 0.7293 yard.

1 seil,

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3 archines or 7 feet1 sachine,
500 sachines1 verst,

2400 square sachine=1 deciatine, CRIMEA.- Sevastopol, &c.: 1 halebi, SARDINIA I.· 12 oncia

22 oncia = 1 pie,

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1 palma,

10 palmi=1 canna,

SICILY I. Messina: 8 palmi
Palermo 8 palmi=1 canna,

SPAIN.

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1 canna,

Alicant: 9 pulgada=1 palmo, 4 palmi 1 vara, 2 vara = 1 braza,

12 pulgada or 13 palmi = 1 pie,

Barcelona: 4 palmi

2 vara 1 cana,

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1.571 feet.

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1 vara or matja-cana,

Cadiz (Standard of CASTILE):-6 pulgada=1 sesma, 2 s.= = 1 pie or tercia, 3 pie:

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1 quarta or palma, 4 q. 1 vara, =
12 pulgada
1 pie, 1 pie=1 codo, 2 c.= 1
vara, 2 v. = = 1 estado, braza, brazada or
toesa, 2 e.= = 1 cuerda, 2 c.=1 cordel, 500
cordele =1 legua,

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