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The wine gallon, which some sources relate to the volume occupied by eight medieval merchant pounds of wine, was at one time defined as the volume of a cylinder 6 inches deep and 7 inches in diameter, i.e. 6 in × (3 + 1 / 2 in) 2 × π ≈ 230.907 06 cubic inches.
The system can be traced back to the measuring systems of the Hindus [18]: B-9 and the ancient Egyptians, who subdivided the hekat (about 4.8 litres) into parts of 1 ⁄ 2, 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 8, 1 ⁄ 16, 1 ⁄ 32, and 1 ⁄ 64 (1 ro, or mouthful, or about 14.5 ml), [19] and the hin similarly down to 1 ⁄ 32 (1 ro) using hieratic notation, [20] as ...
The US fluid ounce is based on the US gallon, which in turn is based on the wine gallon of 231 cubic inches that was used in the United Kingdom prior to 1824. With the adoption of the international inch , the US fluid ounce became 1 ⁄ 128 gal × 231 in 3 /gal × (2.54 cm/in) 3 = 29.5735295625 mL exactly, or about 4% larger than the imperial unit.
Wine was measured with units based on the wine gallon of 231 cubic inches (3.785 L), beer was measured with units based on an ale gallon of 282 cubic inches (4.621 L) and grain was measured with the Winchester measure with a gallon of approximately 268.8 cubic inches (one eighth of a Winchester bushel or 4.405 L). In 1824, these units were ...
A half (1 ⁄ 2, or 0.5) of a US gallon. Replaced by the 1.75 L "metric half-gallon" in 1976. Replaced by the 1.75 L "metric half-gallon" in 1976. The British Reputed Pint and Reputed Quart were used in Great Britain and throughout the Empire from the late 17th century until the early 20th century.
20 imperial fluid ounces (about 568 ml, 19.2 US fl oz or 6 ⁄ 5 US pt), pint of beer, lager or cider ("Pour us a pint") 16 US fluid ounces (about 473 ml, 16.65 imp fl oz or 5 ⁄ 6 imp pt) piss (on the piss) drinking heavily, going out for the purpose of drinking heavily (to piss off) to go away urine (usu. vulgar) urinate (usu. vulgar)
1 congius 3.27 L 5.75 pt 0.719 gal 3.46 qt 0.864 gal urna 4 congii 13.1 L 2.88 gal 3.46 gal amphora quadrantal 8 congii 26.2 L 5.76 gal 6.92 gal culeus 160 congii 524 L 115.3 gal 138.4 gal Except where noted, based on Smith (1851). [2] Modern equivalents are approximate.
(1) Conversion 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 kW·h. (2) The 2014 i3 REx is classified by EPA as a series plug-in hybrid, while for CARB is a range-extended battery-electric vehicle (BEVx). The i3 REx is the most fuel economic EPA-certified current year vehicle with a gasoline engine with a combined gasoline/electricity rating of 88 mpg-e, but its ...