Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures

This second volume of Gyllenbok''s encyclopaedia of historical metrology comprises the first part of the compendium of measurement systems and currencies of all sovereign states of the modern World (A-I).

Units of measurement are of vital importance in every civilization through history. Since the early ages, man has through necessity devised various measures to assist him in everyday life. They ha...