Things: A Volume of Objects Devised by Man's Genius which are the Measure of His CivilizationGeoffrey Grigson, Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith Hawthorn Books, 1957 - 466 Seiten |
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... weights , dated these Naqada specimens to 7000 B.C. - 5000 B.C. , though 4000 B.C. is more probable ; he found that they belong to what was later known as the ' Beqa ' standard , which has the longest history of any weight standard and ...
... weights , dated these Naqada specimens to 7000 B.C. - 5000 B.C. , though 4000 B.C. is more probable ; he found that they belong to what was later known as the ' Beqa ' standard , which has the longest history of any weight standard and ...
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... Weight . In the fifteenth century Troy Weight was adopted in England , and at the pure Arabic standard ; the only difference was that the 48 - grain dirhem was divided into two English ' pennyweights ' of 24 grains each , with 20 penny- ...
... Weight . In the fifteenth century Troy Weight was adopted in England , and at the pure Arabic standard ; the only difference was that the 48 - grain dirhem was divided into two English ' pennyweights ' of 24 grains each , with 20 penny- ...
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... weights up to 8 oz ( 3,840 grains ) was deficient by more than 1.09 grains ; from 16 oz to 128 oz the worst deficiency was 5.04 grains on the weight of 64 oz ( 30,720 grains ) . On the largest weight , 256 oz ( 122,800 grains ) , the ...
... weights up to 8 oz ( 3,840 grains ) was deficient by more than 1.09 grains ; from 16 oz to 128 oz the worst deficiency was 5.04 grains on the weight of 64 oz ( 30,720 grains ) . On the largest weight , 256 oz ( 122,800 grains ) , the ...
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GROTTO at Painshill Park Surrey SirènChina | 186 |
Kircher Ars magna lucis | 294 |
Mavungu Pitt Rivers Museum | 399 |
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