74
Comparative Table oj Measures and Weights at present
(A.) Austrian. English.
I .—Measures of Length.
1 Ell (Vienna) a 29*578 inches - =
1 Ell (Bohemian) a 22 • 548 „ - =
1 Foot (Fuss) =12 inches, inch = 12 = lines.
1 Fathom (Klafter) = 6 feet - - =
2 feet and 6 • 67 inches - 1 foot and 11*35 „
1*0371 feet
French.
0*777 metre. 0*592 „
0*316 „
6 feet and 2*0742 inches = 2 yards = 1 * 896
and 2 * 67 inches.
4000 Klafter = 1 mile.
1 Mile (post = 24,000 feet) 1 Inch (Zoll) = 12 lines
- =8297 yards = 4*7142 miles -
- = 1*0371 inches -
II.— Measures of Surface.
1 Foot (square) = 144 square inches - = 1*07 square foot
1 Yoke (Joch) = 1600 square fathoms =
(quadrat Klafter).
1 Yoke (Hungarian Forest measure) =
= 1200 square fathoms.
1 Fathom (square, quadrat Klafter) =
= 36 square feet.
1 Mile (square) ... =14200* square acres
5 * 68 roods =1*42 acre 4*26 „ =1*06 „
4 * 28 square yards
or =
7 * 585 kilometre. 0*026 metre.
0*001 are. 0*576 hectare.
57 * 546 are. 0*575 hectare. 0*036 are.
III.— Measures of Capacity. 1 Foot (cubic) = 1728 cubic inches - = 7*0 gallons 1 Fathom (cubic) = 216 cubic feet - =23*6 quarters 1 Metze = 16 Maassel = 1,9471 cubic =13*6 gallons feet.
=5755*6 hectare.
: 31*6 litre. :6822*4 „
= 61*5.,,
1 Eimer (beer) = 42^ Maass - 1 Eimer (wine) = 41 „
1 Maass (Vienna) = 2 Kannen
1 Kanne = 2 Seidel -
IV .—Measures of Liquids.
- =13*2 Imperial gallons
- = 12*76 „ . ...
- = 1 quart and \ pint = 0*3114 Imperial
gallons.
- =0* 1557 Imperial gallons.
60 * 0 litre. 56 * 6 „ 1*41 „
1 Loth = 4 quentchen
V.— Weights.
- =270*2 grains = 0*0386 lb. - 1 Pound (Vienna) = 32 loth = 1,12002 = 1*23 pound = 1 pound 3 ounces
Zollpfund.* 11 drachms.
1 Pound (tariff) - - -=1*10 pound = 1 pound 1 ounce
10 drachms.
1 Cwt. (Vienna Zentner) = 5 stone =123*0 pounds 7 ounces 5 drachms = 100 pounds as used in trade.
„ (tariff) - - - =110*0 „ 3 „ 10 „
= 0*017 kilogrammes.
= 0*560
= 0*50 „
= 56 * „
= 50*
* The “ Zollpfund” is equal to \ kilogram or 500 grammes ; 100 “ Zollpfund” make a “ Zoll-Zentner” (hundredweight) = 50 kilogrammes.