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|Quadratklafter | |Quadratklafter (Österreich) | ||
|3.597e0 | |3.597e0 | ||
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|Germania | |Germania | ||
|1876 | |1876 | ||
|Mittmel | |Mittmel (Österreich) | ||
|8.092e2 | |8.092e2 | ||
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|Germania | |Germania | ||
|1876 | |1876 | ||
|Joch | |Joch (Österreich) | ||
|5.755e3 | |5.755e3 | ||
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Revision as of 13:40, 25 June 2024
Hi, polyglots.
You may encounter units of measurements in foreign texts and wonder how much they are in units you are familiar with. Here is a list of them
In progress
Area
| region | time | unit | area in square metre | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germania | 1876 | Quadratklafter (Österreich) | 3.597e0 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Mittmel (Österreich) | 8.092e2 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Joch (Österreich) | 5.755e3 |
Length
| region | time | unit | length in metre | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1915 | háo
毫 |
3.2e-5 | |
| China | 1915 | lí
釐 |
3.2e-4 | |
| China | 1915 | fēn
分 |
3.2e-3 | |
| China | 1915 | cùn
寸 |
3.2e-2 | |
| China | 1915 | chǐ
尺 |
3.2e-1 | |
| China | 1915 | bù
步 |
1.6e0 | |
| China | 1915 | zhàng
丈 |
3.2e0 | |
| China | 1915 | yǐn
引 |
3.2e1 | |
| China | 1915 | lǐ
里 |
5.76e2 | |
| China | 1930 | háo
毫 |
3.333e-5 | |
| China | 1930 | lí
釐 |
3.333e-4 | |
| China | 1930 | fēn
分 |
3.333e-3 | |
| China | 1930 | cùn
寸 |
3.333e-2 | |
| China | 1930 | chǐ
尺 |
3.333e-1 | |
| China | 1930 | zhàng
丈 |
3.333e0 | |
| China | 1930 | yǐn
引 |
3.333e1 | |
| China | 1930 | lǐ
里 |
5e2 | |
| Germania | 1722 | Postmeile (Sachsen) | 9.062e3 | |
| Germania | 1806 | Fuß (Hessen) | 2.5e-1 | |
| Germania | 1806 | Fuß (Baden) | 3e-1 | |
| Germania | 1806 | Fuß (Pfalz) | 3.333e-1 | |
| Germania | 1806 | Klafter (Schweiz) | 1.8e0 | |
| Germania | 1840 | kleine Postmeile (Sachsen) | 7.5e3 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Punkt (Österreich) | 1.829e-7 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Linie (Österreich) | 2.195e-3 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Zoll (Österreich) | 2.634e-2 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Faust (Österreich) | 1.054e-1 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Spanne (Österreich) | 2.107e-1 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Fuß (Österreich) | 3.161e-1 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Klafter (Österreich) | 1.896e-1 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Rute (Österreich) | 3.161e0 | |
| Germania | 1876 | Meile (Österreich) | 7.586e3 | |
| Japan | 1868 | mō
毛、毫 |
3.03e-5 | |
| Japan | 1868 | rin
厘、釐 |
3.03e-4 | |
| Japan | 1868 | bu
分 |
3.03e-3 | |
| Japan | 1868 | sun
寸 |
3.03e-2 | |
| Japan | 1868 | shaku
尺 |
3.03e-1 | |
| Japan | 1868 | ken; hiro
間；尋 |
1.818e0 | “hiro” is used for depth |
| Japan | 1868 | jō
丈 |
3.03e0 | |
| Japan | 1868 | chō
町 |
1.091e2 | |
| Japan | 1868 | ri
里 |
3.927e3 | |
| Korea | 1905 | ho; mo
호 / 毫; 모 / 毛 |
3.03e-5 | |
| Korea | 1905 | ri
리 / 釐, 厘 |
3.03e-4 | |
| Korea | 1905 | pun; bun
푼; 분 / 分 |
3.03e-3 | |
| Korea | 1905 | chi; chon
치; 촌 / 寸 |
3.03e-2 | |
| Korea | 1905 | ja; cheok
자; 척 / 尺 |
3.03e-1 | |
| Korea | 1905 | gan; bo
간 / 間; 보 / 步 |
1.818e0 | |
| Korea | 1905 | jang
장 / 丈 |
3.03e0 | |
| Korea | 1905 | jeong
정 / 町 |
1.091e2 | |
| Korea | 1905 | ri
리 / 里 |
3.927e3 |