Page:Cyclopaedia, Chambers - Volume 2.djvu/163

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.
MEA
(518)
MEA

English Measures of Capacity for Liquids.

Wine Measure.

Solid Inches
28⅞ Pint
231 8 Gallon
4158 144 18 Rundlet
7276½ 252 31½ Barrel
9702 336 42 2⅓ 1⅓ Tierece
14553 504 63 2 2 Hogshead
19279 672 84 4⅔ 2⅔ 2 1⅓ Punchion
29106 1008 126 7 4 3 2 Butt
58212 2016 252 14 8 6 4 3 2 Tun

Ale Measure

Pints
8 Gall.
64 8 Firk.
128 16 2 Kild.
256 32 4 2 Barrel
512 64 8 4 2 Hogsh.

Beer Measure.

Pints
8 Gall.
72 9 Firk.
144 18 2 Kild.
288 36 4 2 Barrel
576 72 8 4 2 Hogsh.

Attick Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine Measure.

Cochlarion
2 Cheme
Mystron
5 2 Concha
10 5 4 2 Cyaths
15 6 3 Oxubaphon
60 30 24 12 6 4 Cotyle
120 60 48 24 12 8 2 Xestes, Sextary
720 360 288 144 72 48 12 6 Chos, Congius
8640 4320 3456 1728 864 576 144 82 12 Metretes,Amphora
Gall. Pints Sol.Inch.Dec.
0 1120 0,047
0 160 0,904
0 148 0,117¾
0 124 0,234½
0 112 0,469
0 18 0,704½
0 12 2,8l8
0 1 5,636
0 7 4,942
10 6 1,554

Roman Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine Measure.

Ligula
4 Cyathus
6 Acetabulum
12 3 2 Quartarius
24 6 4 2 Hemina
48 12 8 4 2 Sextarius
288 72 48 24 12 6 Congius
1152 288 192 96 48 24 4 Urna
2304 576 384 192 96 48 8 2 Amphora 46080 11520 7680 1920 960 160 40 20 Culcus

Jewish Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine Measure.

Caph
1⅓ Log
4 Cab
16 12 3 Hin
32 24 6 2 Seah
96 72 18 6 3 Bath, Epha
960 720 180 60 30 10 Coron, Chomer

Measures