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History of Measurement
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cubit: the distance from the elbow to the extended fingertip
digit: the subdivisions of a cubit, supposed to be a finger's breadth
span: the distance covered with the palms of the hand
mina: the earliest known unit of weight
finger: the basic unit of length
olympic cubit: the equivalent of twenty-four fingers
talent: the basic unit of weight
metrites: the basic unit of liquid measure
Shih: the basic unit of weight, ____/Tan
Chih: the basic unit of length, ____/Chang
libra: the medieval unit of weight
Roman mile: the unit of measure for distance with varying number of feet and yards
pinte: the basic unit of liquid measure
quart: the basic unit of dry measure similar to the modern English quart
inch: length of 3 Barley corns
foot: length equivalent to 12 inches
yard: the standard unit of length equal to 3 feet
perch: equivalent to 5.5 yards
acre: 4 rods wide by 40 rods long
furlong: standardized as one-eighth of a mile
English pound: a troy weight
avoirdupols: used for goods that had to be weighed
stone: a multiple of the English pound
History of Measurement
Across:2. | equivalent to 5.5 yards | 7. | the unit of measure for distance with varying number of feet and yards | 9. | the earliest known unit of weight | 12. | 4 rods wide by 40 rods long | 15. | the equivalent of twenty-four fingers |
| 16. | the basic unit of weight, ____/Tan | 17. | standardized as one-eighth of a mile | 18. | the subdivisions of a cubit, supposed to be a finger's breadth | 20. | the basic unit of liquid measure | 21. | the medieval unit of weight |
| | Down:1. | the basic unit of liquid measure | 3. | the distance from the elbow to the extended fingertip | 4. | a multiple of the English pound | 5. | the distance covered with the palms of the hand | 6. | the basic unit of weight | 8. | a troy weight |
| 10. | length of 3 Barley corns | 11. | used for goods that had to be weighed | 13. | the basic unit of length, ____/Chang | 14. | the basic unit of dry measure similar to the modern English quart | 17. | the basic unit of length | 19. | the standard unit of length equal to 3 feet |
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History of Measurement
Across:2. | equivalent to 5.5 yards | 7. | the unit of measure for distance with varying number of feet and yards | 9. | the earliest known unit of weight | 12. | 4 rods wide by 40 rods long | 15. | the equivalent of twenty-four fingers |
| 16. | the basic unit of weight, ____/Tan | 17. | standardized as one-eighth of a mile | 18. | the subdivisions of a cubit, supposed to be a finger's breadth | 20. | the basic unit of liquid measure | 21. | the medieval unit of weight |
| | Down:1. | the basic unit of liquid measure | 3. | the distance from the elbow to the extended fingertip | 4. | a multiple of the English pound | 5. | the distance covered with the palms of the hand | 6. | the basic unit of weight | 8. | a troy weight |
| 10. | length of 3 Barley corns | 11. | used for goods that had to be weighed | 13. | the basic unit of length, ____/Chang | 14. | the basic unit of dry measure similar to the modern English quart | 17. | the basic unit of length | 19. | the standard unit of length equal to 3 feet |
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