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United States customary units — A table of weights from the secretaries of states, showing the number of pounds that their laws recognize as a bushel of different commodities. c. 1854 United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United… … Wikipedia
Portuguese customary units — The Portuguese customary units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other parts of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the Metric System in the 19th century. The Metric System was adopted by Portugal and Portuguese colonies in 1852 and by… … Wikipedia
Spanish customary units — Castilian system of units Spanish English Length in pie Length in SI Units U.S. Units punto point 1⁄1728 0.1613 mm 0.00635 in línea line 1⁄144 1.935 mm .0762 in … Wikipedia
US Customary units — The units of measurement in use in the USA. They are based on Imperial units but the US gallon is equal to 0. 8327 Imperial gallons and the hundredweight is taken as 100 lbs, making the ton 2000 lbs (instead of the Imperial 2240 lbs). The USA has … Big dictionary of business and management
List of customary units of measurement in South Asia — Obsolete units of measurement used in South Asia* maund * seer * tola * candy * girah * sana lamjel * bigha * bahar * kula * garce * passeree * pau * yojana * decimal * chungah * cullingey * cullishigay * puddee * guntha * ground * katha * unglie … Wikipedia
Units of measurement — Weights and measures redirects here. For other uses, see Weights and measures (disambiguation). The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and… … Wikipedia
Units of transportation measurement — The units of transportation measurement describes the units of measure to measure the quantity and traffic of transportation used in transportation statistics, planning, and their related fields. Units of Transportation Quantity The currently… … Wikipedia
Units of Measure Directive — The Units of Measure Directive, sometimes referred to as the Metric Directive and more formally known as Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement and… … Wikipedia
Customary land title — A customary land title is a concept in the law of Papua New Guinea. It refers to the fact that the traditional lands of indigenous peoples can not be taken away. [ [http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/media/iscience/article template typ.php?articleid=82 I … Wikipedia
International System of Units — SI redirects here. For other uses, see Si (disambiguation). Cover of brochure The International System of Units The International System of Units[1] (abbreviated SI from French: Système international d unités[2]) is the modern … Wikipedia
