 ... being the length of the arm or bone from the elbow to the •wrist. A Pace (5 feet), or 2 ordinary steps; a Fathom (6 feet), from the extremity of one hand to that of the other, the arms oppositely extended. It is stated that Henry I., in 1101, commanded...  A conversation on mines - Σελίδα 100των William Hopton - 1864Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | James Ferguson (schoolmaster.) - 1840 - 48 σελίδες
...oppositely extended. It is stated that Henry I. in 1101 commanded that the Ulna or ancient ell which answers to the modern yard should be made the length of his...hence derived, whether lineal, superficial, or solid. Weights and measures were invented 869 BC fixed to a standard in England, 1257, regulated 1492, equalized,... | |
 | 1852 - 444 σελίδες
...extended. It is stated that Henry I., in 1101, commanded that the Ulna or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made the length of his...hence derived, whether lineal, superficial, or solid. Weights and measures were ^invented 869 BC; fixed to a standard in England, 1257 ; regulated, 1492... | |
 | Hugh Gawthrop - 1859 - 72 σελίδες
...extended. It is stated that Henry I., in 1101, eommanded that the Ulna, or aneient ell, whieh answers to the modern yard, should be made the length of his arm ; and that the other measures of length were henee derived, whether lineal, superfieial, or solid. The Restored Standard of Lineal Measure, whose... | |
 | 1863 - 348 σελίδες
...extended. It is stated that Henry I, in 1101, commanded that the mina, an ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made the length of his...hence derived, whether lineal, superficial, or solid. The restored standard of lineal measures, whose length is called a yard, is a solid square bar, 38... | |
 | J. S. Martin - 1865 - 114 σελίδες
...a finger's breadth), etc. Henry I., in 1101, commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made the length of his arm. 179. MEASURES OP CAPACITY Capacity. were first taken from troy weight. In the reign of Henry III. several... | |
 | R. E - 1877 - 164 σελίδες
...inch. It is also stated that Henry I., in Iioi, commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made the length of his...that the other measures of length were hence derived. SBC. 2. — .... and that the rood of land shall contain one thousand two hundred and ten square yards,... | |
 | William Hopton - 1890 - 352 σελίδες
...extended. It is stated that Henry I., in 1101, commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made the length of his...were passed in the reign of Henry III., enacting that 8 Ibs. troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make 1 gallon of wine... | |
 | John W. Emsley - 1901 - 544 σελίδες
...extended. It is stated that Henry I. in no1, commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made the length of his arm, and that the other measures of length were thence derived, whether lineal, superficial, or solid. The restored standard of lineal measure, whose... | |
 | 1857 - 356 σελίδες
...weights. Pound derived from Latin Pondus ; ounce from uncia or twelfth part, being the TL of a ib. Troy, All MEASURES OF CAPACITY were first taken from Troy weight, and several laws were passetlin the reign of Henry III., enacting that 8 Ib. Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the... | |
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