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  2. Ancient Greek units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    0.095 m 2 (1.02 sq ft) square foot hexapodēs ἑξαπόδης: 36 podes 3.42 m 2 (36.8 sq ft) square six-foot akaina ἄκαινα: 100 podes 9.50 m 2 (102.3 sq ft) rod hēmiektos ἡμίεκτος: 833 + 1 ⁄ 3 podes 79.2 m 2 (853 sq ft) half a sixth hektos ἕκτος: 1,666 + 2 ⁄ 3 podes 158.3 m 2 (1,704 sq ft) a sixth of a plethron ...

  3. Barrel (unit) - Wikipedia

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    US dry barrel: 7,056 cubic inches (115.6 litres; 3.3 US bushels) . Defined as length of stave 28 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (72 cm), diameter of head 17 + 1 ⁄ 8 in (43 cm), distance between heads 26 in (66 cm), circumference of bulge 64 in (160 cm) outside measurement; representing as nearly as possible 7,056 cubic inches; and the thickness of staves not greater than 4 ⁄ 10 in (10 mm) [2] (diameter ≈ ...

  4. Dutch units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 pond (pound) = 1 kilogram (1 pound avoirdupois = 0.454 kg) (though in modern colloquial speech, 500 g is also known as a pond. 1 ons (ounce) = 100 grams (1 ounce avoirdupois = 28.35 g) 1 lood (lead) = 10 grams 1 wigtje (small weight) = 1 gram 1 korrel (grain) = 0.1 gram. In 1816, the Netherlands and France were the only countries in the world ...

  5. Bushel - Wikipedia

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    The basket was round. Its inside measurements were: Base diameter 12 inches, top diameter 18 inches, height 12 inches. A basket filled level to the top was a bushel. A basket filled to the top but overfilled to a height where it overflowed was considered to be a bushel and a peck, a generous measure (a similar concept to a baker's dozen).

  6. Myanmar units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    11 + 1 ⁄ 4 fl oz 10.8086 fl oz 2 စလယ် sa le: 639.294 mL 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 pints: 1.35107 pints 2 ခွက် hkwet: 1.27859 L: 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 qt: 1.35107 qt 2 ပြည် pyi: 2.55718 L 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 qt 2.70214 qt 2 စိတ် seit: 10.2287 L 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 gallons 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 pecks: 2.70214 gallons 1.16106 pecks 4 ခွဲ: hkwe: 20.4574 L 4 ...

  7. Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The royal gur-cube (Cuneiform: LU 2.GAL.GUR, 𒈚 𒄥; Akkadian: šarru kurru) was a theoretical cuboid of water approximately 6 m × 6 m × 0.5 m from which all other units could be derived. The Neo-Sumerians continued use of the royal gur-cube as indicated by the Letter of Nanse issued in 2000 BCE by Gudea .

  8. Drum (container) - Wikipedia

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    The exact capacity varies by manufacturer, purpose, or other factors. Standard drums have inside dimensions of 572 millimetres (22.5 in) diameter and 851 millimetres (33.5 in) height. These dimensions yield a volume of about 218.7 litres (57.8 US gal; 48.1 imp gal), but they are commonly filled to about 200 litres.

  9. Orders of magnitude (volume) - Wikipedia

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    1 × 10 ^ 3 m 3 (35,000 cu ft; 1.0 × 10 −6 km 3) One cubic decametre or one megalitre: 1.233 × 10 3: One acre-foot: 2.5 × 10 3: Volume of an Olympic size swimming pool of minimal depth (50 m × 25 m × 2 m). 3.054 × 10 3: Volume of each of the nine spheres of the Atomium in Brussels 1.13 × 10 4: Gas volume in the first zeppelin LZ 1: 1 ...