Heat, measures of, 197 Hebrew, W. & M., 237 Hide, 81 Holland, W. & M., 207, 218, 228 Homer of corn, 90, 230 Hundredweight, 94, 105 Imperial bushel, 123; gallon, 123; pound, 102; system, 295 Inch, 4, 18, 59, 244 India, W. & M., 167; money, 184 Ireland, acre and mile, 74; gallon, 155 Italy, W. & M., 208, 223, 237 Kilderkin, 116 Knot, 16 Land-measures, Egyptian, 67; Greek, 67; Roman, 68; English, 71 Last, 105, 143 Lead-weight, 111 League, 64 Leaguer, leggar, 167, 231 Libra, 40, 94 Load, 107 Marc, 127, 130 Medicinal weights, 104; measures, 126 Medimnos, 34 Metretes, 37 Metric system, 271; working of, 284; reform of, 306 Mile, meridian, 15; equatorial, 16; Roman, 17; English, 63; of time, 193 Miná, 33 Mithkal, 94, 221 Modius, 40 Nail, 58, 111, 242 Norway, W. & M., 132, 206, 209 Octonary system, 5, 124 Ounce, Roman, 38, 40; Averdepois, 93; Imperial, 102; Tower, 95, 127; Troy, 98 Oxgang, 66 Palm, 4, 19, 61, 209 Pán, 53 Parasang, 16 Penny, 95; pennyweight, 128 Pint, wine, 115; ale, 118; Imperial, 125 Ploughland, 82 Portugal, measures, 212, 234 Pound, Roman, 38, 94; Averdepois, 93, 133; Imperial, 102; Tower, 127; Troy, 129; Scots, 139; Amsterdam, 218; Mediterranean, 220; Nuremburg, 225; Cologne, 225; French, 258 Pound sterling, 174 Qasáb, 25, 215 Qirát, 221 Quadrantal, 39, 50 Quarter, 96, 105, 120, 145 Rod, 62, 77, 84 Roman W. & M., 38, 68 Rood, 71, 78 Rotl, 45, 223 Rūba, Arroba, 224, 248 Scotland, W. & M., 147; acre and mile, 74 Scruple, 40, 105, 135 Seed-measures of land, 90 Sexdecimal system, 5 Shaftment, 61 Shekel, 31, 33 South Africa, W. & M., 166 Spain, W. & M., 210, 225, 233 Sterling, 95 Stone, 94, 105, 110 Sweden W. & M., 206, 220 Tables— Olympic measures of length, 17 The five ancient cubits, 30 Roman weights and measures of capacity, 41 British miles and acres, 74 Provençal corn and land-measures, 92 English measures of capacity, 125 Standard of various Troy weights, 132 Concordance of capacity, weight and measurement, 144 Volume and weight of water, 146 Marseilles and Jersey measures of capacity, 162 Specific gravity scales of spirits, 200 European itinerary measures, 217 Ounces and dirhems, 224 Original weight of dirhems, 226 Old French measures, 267 Conversion of Metric and Imperial W. & M., 309 Talent, Alexandrian, 33; Ptolemaïc, 35; Greek-Asiatic, 36; Olympic, 42; Arabic, 44 Thermometer-scales, 197 Time, measures of, 189 Toise, 260 Ton, 96, 105; register, 143; cargo, 144 Tower-weight, 95, 127 Troy-weight, 129 Tun, 116, 252 Tunis, W. & M., 214, 221, 233 Turkey, W. & M., 213, 222, 235 Velte, 115, 230, 265 Verge, 78, 83, 160 Vergée, 78, 160 Virgate, 76, 80, 89 Wales, measures, 156 Wey, 94, 105