81. Hemyock Castle - Glossary Of Ancient And Traditional Weights And Measures - And Glossary of Ancient weights and measures. The definition, meaning and origin of traditional weights and measures. Page Contents http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.htm

Home Accommodation Visit Events ... Contacts Hemyock Castle Glossary of Ancient Weights and Measures The definition, meaning and origin of traditional weights and measures. Page Contents: Lengths - Imperial and Traditional Lengths - Nautical Quantities Ancient Measures ... Useful Reference Books Lengths - Imperial and Traditional: Definitions of Imperial and Traditional terms for length measures. Digit: 28th part of a cubit. Width of a finger. Approx. To half-inch: To steal (slang). Rhyming slang for "pinch." Inch: 10 lines. 1000 thou. or mils. Width of man's thumb, length of 3 barley corns (Anglo-Saxon). Palm: 3 inches. Width of man's palm. Hand: 4 inches. Width of man's hand; used for height of horse at its withers (shoulders). Formerly, approx 5 inches. Shaftment: 6 inches. 6.5 inches until 12th Century. Span: 9 inches. Width of man's spread fingers. Natural foot: 9.8 inches (approx). Anglo-Saxon. Roman foot: 11.6 inches (approx). Roman. Foot: 12 inches. Length of (large) man's foot. Cubit: 2 spans, 28 digits. Elbow to middle finger tip. Approx 18 inches. Military pace: 30 inches. Single step.

82. Getting What You Pay For, Weights And Measures Tips For Consumers For hundreds of years, your local weights and measures officials have been weights and measures officials often visit stores to inspect and weigh http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/money/whatupay/whatupay.htm

Getting What You Pay For Weights And Measures Tips For Consumers [Graphic Omitted] Getting What You Pay For... Weights and Measures Tips for Consumers TABLE OF CONTENTS Know Your Rights and Responsibilities..........................page 3 Read the Label.................................................................page 3 Pay Only For The Product...............................................page 4 Use Unit Pricing................................................................page 5 Check the Price................................................................page 9 When Buying Gasoline.....................................................page 10 When Buying Heating Fuel..............................................page 13 When Buying Firewood....................................................page 14 Look for Seals..................................................................page 16 Do Your Part.....................................................................page 17 Metric is Coming..............................................................page 19 How Did You Do?.............................................................page 21

83. New York State Department Of Agriculture And Markets The mission of the Bureau of weights and measures is to promote equity in New York s weights and measures program is a cooperative effort of State and http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/WM/WMHome.html

The Department Divisions Programs Funding Opportunities ... Security Notice Division of Bureau of Weights and Measures Ross Andersen , Director, (518) 457-3146 The mission of the Bureau of Weights and Measures is to promote equity in all commercial transactions based on weight or measure. Do you ever wonder...? If you really got ten gallons the last time you filled your car with gasoline? If that premium gasoline really was 93 Octane? If you really got a half a pound of corned beef last week at the deli? If that package of corn flakes really had 20 ounces in it? Most people take it for granted that the measurements that affect them every day of the year are accurate. Luckily for New Yorkers, there is a dedicated group of State and municipal weights and measures officials working to assure measurement accuracy and thus promote a fair and equitable marketplace. Equity protects both buyer and seller. The buyer is assured that they get what they pay for and the seller is assured of a marketplace based on fair competition. New York's weights and measures program is a cooperative effort of State and local offices enforcing a single State law. In addition to the State Bureau of Weights and Measures, which has jurisdiction over the entire State, there are 64 county and city weights and measures departments or offices providing services to their communities.

84. Division Of Standards, Bureau Of Weights And Measures - FDACS Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services safeguards the public and supports Florida s agricultural economy by ensuring the safety and http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/standard/weights/

Skip to Left Navigation Menu Skip to page content Charles H. Bronson, Commissioner - Paul Driggers, Director Standards Home - Fair Rides Inspection - LP Gas Inspection - Petroleum Inspection ... Department Home Select a Division from Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services's Site Map Select a Division Department Home Administration Ag. Environmental Services Agricultural Law Enforcement Agricultural Water Policy Animal Industry Aquaculture Consumer Services Dairy Industry Food Safety Forestry Fruit and Vegetables Licensing Marketing and Development Office of Inspector General Office of the Commissioner Plant Industry Standards Bureau of Weights and Measures Max Gray, Bureau Chief Our Mission To protect Florida's buyers and sellers by assuring that equity prevails in commercial transactions involving measurement and to provide a standardized calibration and scientific measurement center for the state. Bureau Profile The Bureau of Weights and Measures inspects more than 60,000 commercial measuring devices each year. These devices include retail scales, pharmacy balances, industrial and livestock scales, vehicle scales and taximeters. Inspectors also routinely test the accuracy of retail price scanners, as well as the accuracy of labels and net contents of standard pack food items, packaged goods such as dry goods, household items, building and construction materials, gardening products, and hundreds of other products purchased daily by consumers and business. The Bureau's Metrology Laboratory, located in Tallahassee, maintains the state's primary standards of mass, length and volume. It also provides calibration services to the commercial measurement industry, scientific and law enforcement labs, manufacturers, and the aerospace and technology industries.

85. Illinois Dept. Of Agriculture - Weights & Measures weights measures Certification. The Bureau of weights and measures serves a valuable consumer and commercial protection function within the Illinois http://www.agr.state.il.us/programs/consumer/w&m/

RandomImage("/images/template/Centerpic.gif /images/template/Centerpic1.gif /images/template/Centerpic2.gif /images/template/Centerpic3.gif /images/template/Centerpic4.gif /images/template/Centerpic5.gif /images/template/Centerpic6.gif /images/template/Centerpic7.gif /images/template/Centerpic8.gif /images/template/Centerpic9.gif"); Rod R. Blagojevich Governor Charles A. "Chuck" Hartke Director The Bureau of Weights and Measures serves a valuable consumer and commercial protection function within the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The bureau's pursuit of equity in the marketplace is evident by the variety of services provided to Illinois citizens. Accurate measurement and delivery of wholesale and retail commodities, monitoring the quality of motor fuel products sold within the state, quality grading of consumer eggs and egg products, and maintaining laboratories for metrology standards and grain moisture measurement are the statutory obligations of the bureau. Device inspections, egg grading, and metrology calibrations are performed at nominal fees, generating revenue in financial support of the program. The bureau licenses anyone who sells, installs, or repairs commercially used weighing or measuring devices through the Registered Serviceperson Program.

86. NJ Office Of Weights And Measures For more information, call weights and measures at 732815-4840 or write Contact Information for State, County, and Municipal weights measures Offices http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/owm.htm

Office of Weights and Measures The Office of Weights and Measures represents one of New Jersey's oldest efforts at consumer protection and traces its origins to the Code of Hammurabi, the Magna Carta and the United States Constitution. Created in 1911, after an "epidemic" of fraud which shortchanged the states' citizens, the Office of Weights and Measures is responsible for ensuring that all commercial weighing and measuring devices accurately measure the commodities sold to consumers. State Monitoring and Inspecting Gas Stations As Hurricane Rita Nears Landfall Dealing with High Gas Prices Most Frequently Asked Questions Registration Application for Commerical Weighing and Measuring Devices ... Fees and Cost Per Device division: dca home complaint forms licensing boards adoptions ... consumer protection departmental: lps home contact us news about us ... services a-z statewide: nj home my new jersey people business ... search Page last modified:

87. MEXICO HOT . . OR NOT! - MEXICAN COOKING, WEIGHTS, MEASURES, CONVERSIONS, TRANSL MEXICO HOT . . OR NOT every aspect of Mexican food and cooking. Everything from the traditional to the everyday. A feature section on Mexico Connect - AN http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/indconversion.html

To Mexconnected.com = Subscribers only Front Page By Index By Subject By Area ... By Back Issue By Author: A - L M - Z Columnists: Don Adams Tony Burton Alan Cogan Karen Hursh Graber ... Ajijic - Lake Chapala Miguel de Allende Yucatan Peninsula The Mexican Kitchen Learning Spanish Construction in Mexico Technical Mexico Mexico Business The Practice Forum Live, Work, Retire ... Real Estate Destinations: Full Index Mexico's Beaches Mexico Outdoors Cities: Ajijic/Chapala Guadalajara Mazatlán States: Chihuahua Colima Michoacán Oaxaca ... Zacatecas Culture: The Arts Christmas Day of the Dead Easter ... Las Virgenes Search: All Products Books Popular Music Classical Music Video DVD Toys/Games Electronics Software Hardware Lawn/Patio Kitchen Keywords: For New Readers! About Us Advertising Writing for us ... Email the WebJefe WEIGHTS, MEASURES, CONVERSIONS, TRANSLATIONS Conversions Fruits Vegetables Seafood ... Poultry Temperature Conversion: Enter a number in either field, then click outside the text box, or press the tab key. F: C: Weight Conversion: Enter a number in either field, then click outside the text box, or press the tab key.

88. Central Weights & Measures Association CWMA Central weights measures Association. Copyright ©2005 Central weights measures Association. All rights reserved. http://www.cwma.net/

89. Montana DLI - Weights And Measures Montana Bureau of weights measures. Responsible for the accuracy of weighing devices (scales), measuring devices (gas pumps), net contents of packaged http://www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/bsd/wm/

@import url(/dli/bsd/import.css); Website Main Menu About Business Standards Goals and Objectives Contact Information ... Home Jack Kane , Bureau Chief - (406) 841-2241 Carol Larkin , Licensing Specialist Fax: (406) 841-2060 301 S. Park Helena, MT 59620 Email Question or Comment to the Bureau 2801 North Cook Helena Montana 59601 Dan Nisbet, Metrologist (406) 449-2582 Please use this menu to access information about the various programs/licenses administered by the Weights and Measures Bureau Fuel Quality Licensing Metrology Lab Net-Content of Pre-packaged Goods Pumps and Meters Registered Repairperson Program Scales Description: Title 30, Chapter 12

90. Old Babylonian Metrology weights and measures unit conversions for the Old Babylonian period. Weight. The basic unit of weight is the mana, about 1/2 kilogram. http://it.stlawu.edu/~dmelvill/mesomath/obmetrology.html

Old Babylonian Weights and Measures The metrology of ancient Mesopotamia is very complicated, but key to understanding much of the mathematics as units are often silently converted in the middle of a problem. Units of length, weight, area, capacity and so on and the relationships between them changed frequently in both space and time. However, by the Old Babylonian period, the systems were much simpler than during the Sumerian period. For the large bulk of mathematical problem texts, there is a relatively standardized set of measurements, although there are plenty of exceptions. The tables below give the main units in this standard set, but are by no means comprehensive. For up-to-date and detailed references on the different systems, see the articles by Marvin Powell in RLA and Civilizations of the Ancient Near East Even in the Old Babylonian times, metrology had a rich collection of units. Most of the conversion factors are simple fractions or multiples of the base 60. Key units are the kush (cubit) for length, sar (garden-plot) for area and volume, sila for capacity and mana for weight. At the base of the system is the barleycorn, she, used for the smallest unit in length, area, volume and weight. Akkadian made use of a letter š called a shin, pronounced as 'sh'. The barleycorn is a 'še', pronounced 'shay' and which we shall write as 'she.'

91. Agriculture / Weights & Measures The Department of Agriculture/weights measures conducts regulatory programs and The County Department of weights and measures was created in 1915 in http://www.sbcounty.gov/awm/

Consumer Protection conducts regulatory programs and provides related services to protect the agricultural industry, businesses and consumers in the County through the fair and equitable application of the law, and by doing so, protect and promote the public health and welfare of the general public. The County Department of Weights and Measures was created in 1915 in response to California's Weights and Measures Act of 1913. This act established regular testing of scales and measures, required the County to appoint a person to perform these duties and provided that the person be paid five dollars per day. Prior to this act, inspection of scales and measures was a responsibility of the County Clerk. J.M. Bracewell was the first Sealer appointed by the County. In 1993, the Board of Supervisors combined the Agriculture and Weights and Measures departments in an effort to reduce costs and increase service delivery to the residents of the County and appointed Edouard Layaye as the County's first Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer.

92. Weights & Measures - Internet Convert a unit of Measure measures Measurements Converter Scientific and Engineering Unit Converter Unit Conversion weights, measures, and Sizes. http://www.gettysburg.edu/response/ref/weights.html

Weights and Measures Convert a unit of Measure Measures Measurements Converter Scientific and Engineering Unit Converter ... Weights, Measures, and Sizes

93. Roman Weights And Measures Informations about Roman weights and measures. for the supervision of water supplies and administration of public market and weights and measures. http://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-weights-measures.php

Home Forum Empire Government ... Shop Roman Culture Architecture Mythology Religion Gladiator ... Slavery Daily Life: Numerals Clothing Calendar Weights/Measures ... Triumph Weights and Measurements: Distance Volume Area Roman Weights and Measures Many units of measurements in the modern western world (UK and USA), have a direct relationship dating back to the Romans. The modern mile, pound (lb for libra) and ounce (uncia) are all directly traceable. Some other similarities, such as the width of rail road rails, is said to correspond directly to groove marks left in Roman roads, but this theory is widely debated. The following chart lists the basic units of measurements used by the Romans. It is interesting to see how the American and old British systems, as tedious as it can be vs. the Metric, is so closely related. Roman Weights and Measures Weight Measurements Unit Roman Equivelant Description Modern Libra 12 uncia Meaning balance. The abbreviation for the modern pound (lb.) has its roots directly to the Roman unit. 3/4 pound or 336 grams.

94. Science Constants / Weights / Measures Science Constants / weights / measures. Constants. Fundamental Physical Constants This document gives the values of the basic constants and conversion http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/sci/constants.html

Search the Library catalog Cross-Search the Library website for in Keyword anywhere Title keyword Author keyword Subject keyword ISBN for in General Science Law Business Library Catalogs Encyc/Dictionaries for Catalogs Database Finder Hours My Accounts ... The Sciences Science Constants / Weights / Measures Constants Fundamental Physical Constants "This document gives the values of the basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry resulting from the 1986 least-squares adjustment of the fundamental physical constants as published by the CODATA Task Group on Fundamental Constants and as recommended for international use by CODATA". By E. Richard Cohen and Barry N. Taylor. Mathematical Constants "All numbers are not created equal; that certain constants appear at all and then echo throughout mathematics, in seemingly independent ways, is a source of fascination. Just as physical constants provide "boundary conditions" for the physical universe, mathematical constants somehow characterize the structure of mathematics." Steven Finch, Research and Development Team, MathSoft, Inc. Fundamental Physical Constants/Naturkonstanten Maintained by Burkhard Kirste, Berlin

95. RxDesktop Weights And Measures Metric to standard conversions for weight, volume and temperature. Presented by Taro Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. http://www.rxdesktop.com/weights_measures.htm

RxDesktop Home Contact Us Weights and Measures The apothecaries' and avoirdupois systems of measurement are used in the United States; and, in spite of the predominant use of the official metric system in pharmacy and medicine, some physicians continue to use the apothecaries' systems of measuring volume and weight in their prescriptions. The pharmacist, therefore, must have a practical knowledge of the common systems of measure. Weight: Convert Grains Ounces Pounds Milligrams Grams Kilograms to Grains Ounces Pounds Milligrams Grams Kilograms Fluid: Convert Minims Fluidrams Fluid ounces Pints Quarts Gallons Milliliters Liters to Minims Fluidrams Fluid ounces Pints Quarts Gallons Milliliters Liters Temperature: Convert This Web site is sponsored by Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc. Taro Related Links

96. Weights & Measures Bureau weights measures Bureau. Fuel Pump Graphics. Staff. Bureau Chief Steve Pedersen 515725-1493 steve.pedersen@idals.state.ia.us. Secretary Pat Kruger http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/weights.htm

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97. The Impact Of Decline Upon Weights And Measures How social decline has abandoned the experience of the ages by replacing imperial measure with metric, which is a defeat for commonsense. http://www.ourcivilisation.com/weight/

The Impact Of Decline Upon Weights And Measures Anonymous (8/12/1996) Our community is discarding the useful weights and measures learnt by centuries of experience by replacing Imperial with Metric measure. The following article is from Keefe university, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It is about the proposed metrication of the United Kingdom but it clearly reveals the defeat of commonsense that metrication entails. SURELY the most irritating excuse produced for the European Commission's banning of British Imperial weights and measures is the claim that feet and inches, gallons and pints, pounds and ounces do not belong in the " modern world ". This claim has never cut much ice. The USA put Neil Armstrong on the moon using Imperial measurements and continues to use feet and inches in designing space satellites. The most modern desk-top publishing computer programmes use fractions of an inch to measure letter sizes, and electronic weighing scales in supermarkets display pound and ounces on digitalised readouts. What is not so well known is that it is in fact the metric system, which is outmoded and flawed, seriously hampering efficient practices of measuring, division and tallying. Cans of soft drink provide another example of metric inefficiency. Drink cans cannot be produced in metric units because there are no metric measures available that reflect normal drinking quantities. The litre is much too big and the centilitre is much too small. Instead, the canning industry has had to divide the litre by about a third and produce a non-standard metric measure of "330 millilitres" in order to produce a suitable quantity. The figure of 330 millilitres does not constitute an exact third of a litre because no metric measure can be divided by three without producing an infinitely recurring decimal(3.333333 etc). Thus, three cans of Coke make 0.99 litres, not one litre. Rather than streamlining our system of measurement, metrication disrupts it.

98. Ministry Of Economic Development New Zealand | Consumer Issues | Weights And Mea weights and measures. List of weights and measures publications. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs (an operating branch of the Ministry of Economic http://www.med.govt.nz/consumer/weights.html

Weights and Measures List of Weights and Measures publications The Ministry of Consumer Affairs (an operating branch of the Ministry of Economic Development) is responsible for ensuring that market transactions based on weight and measurement are accurate fair and consistent with international standards. See Also About the Ministry of Consumer Affairs Ministry of Consumer Affairs website Consumer Affairs Portfolio [New Zealand Government link] Hon Judith Tizard ... [New Zealand Government link] - Minister About the Ministry Communications Sector Consumer Issues Latest News ... govt.nz Page Last Modified: 2005-01-21 This site uses cookies to track and analyse usage.

99. Welcome To County Of Ventura's Weights And Measures Division The Division of weights and measures is mandated by state law to protect the weights and measures Division 800 South Victoria Ave. Ventura, CA 93009 http://www.ventura.org/vcrma/weights/weights.htm

The Division of Weights and Measures is mandated by state law to protect the interests of the buyer and seller to ensure honesty and integrity of everyday business transactions. This protection is accomplished through the enforcement of the laws of the State of California and various federal statutes. Most transactions involving the exchange of goods, property, and service involve some form of weighing and measuring. Protection is provided by the continuous, systematic inspection and testing for accuracy of weighing and measuring devices used in trade in Ventura County, as well as the checking of packaged commodities for quantity and labeling. Weights and Measures Fast Find General Complaint Form Service Station Complaint Form Staff Phone Numbers When Buying Firewood Weights and Measures Division 800 South Victoria Ave. Ventura, CA 93009

100. Canada Science And Technology Museum The means and devices to measure these fundamental quantities reflect the highest standards of science and technology and often show great ingenuity. http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/collection/measurement.cfm

A Closer Look A Sampler of Scientific Instruments Curator's Choice ... Selling Objects The science of measurement is called metrology and this Collection Profile describes a few of the Museum's measuring devices. Metrology is a sub-discipline of physics and is fundamental to all science since all measurable quantities may be traced to the seven fundamental quantities that are the base of metrology. The means and devices to measure these fundamental quantities reflect the highest standards of science and technology and often show great ingenuity. This ingenuity is also shown in other measuring devices and you will also discover some of these in this Collection Profile. Table of Contents: Introduction Early Measurements and Standards Early measurement standards for the colonies Regulating Measurement in post-Confederation Canada ... Randall C. Brooks , PhD, 2001 Curator, Physical Sciences and Space © 2005 Canada Science and Technology Museum Comments to: webmaster@technomuses.ca

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