An Introduction to Merchandize: Containing, a Complete System of Arithmetic: A System of Algebra: Forms and Manner of Transacting Bills of Exchange: Book-Keeping in Various Forms: An Account of the Trade of Great Britain, and the Laws and
An Introduction to Merchandize: Containing, a Complete System of Arithmetic: A System of Algebra: Forms and Manner of Transacting Bills of Exchange: Book-Keeping in Various Forms: An Account of the Trade of Great Britain, and the Laws and
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1799 Excerpt: ...32400 fquare Paris feet, and is equal to 3.37 Engliih roods, or to Scots roods. According to the meafure royal, the perch is a fquare of 22 feet, and the arpent is about i Engliih acres. Itinerary Meafure. A French league is about Engliih miles A German mile 4 ditto A Dutch mile 3 ditto An Italian mile 44 ditto A ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1799 Excerpt: ...32400 fquare Paris feet, and is equal to 3.37 Engliih roods, or to Scots roods. According to the meafure royal, the perch is a fquare of 22 feet, and the arpent is about i Engliih acres. Itinerary Meafure. A French league is about Engliih miles A German mile 4 ditto A Dutch mile 3 ditto An Italian mile 44 ditto A Spaniih league 3. ditto A Ruffiau veril 1 ditto-- III. CORN MEASURE. J 56. The moil general corn meafure is the lait, which is different, and variouily divided in different places. I i The The lafl of Amfterdam is equal to Engliih quarters, or 82 Winchefter buihels, or about 8i Linlithgow wheat firlots, or 57 barley firlots. A laft wheat ihould weigh about 4 500 lb. It divided into 27 muids, of 4 fchepels each, or into 36 facks of 3 fchepels. In France the muid is the moil general meafure, and is divided into 12 fextiers; the fextier into 11 buihels. 19 fextiers at Paris =: 1 laft of Amfterdam, 57. IV. ANCIENT MONIES, WEIGHTS And MEASURES. Jewiss Money. Value. 10 gerahs rr 1 bekas L. s. d. 2 bekas--i fliekel--2 60 ihekels =r 1 maneh or mina 75 50 minas = 1 talent 353 11 10 The Minah and-talent of gold contained the fame weight as thofe of filver. Their value, therefore, according to our eftimation, is about fifteen times greater; but according to the eftimation ufed by the Jews, as well as the Greeks and Romans, only about tea times greater. The Alexandrian talent was equal to the Jewiih, and contained 15 minas: the mina 60 didrachms, and the didrachm 2 drachms. The value of the Babylonilh talent was about L.240. Jewiss Weights. i fliekel =----9 3 J too ihekels--1 rhaneh--3 91212 30 manehs= 1 talent =: 114--15--jfewiss Long Meafure. 4 digits--i palm or hand breadtii 3 pa
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