imperial weights and measures
81Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …
82China — • Includes history, government, education, and religion Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. China China † …
83Metre — This article is about the unit of length. For other uses of metre or meter , see meter (disambiguation). 1 metre = SI units 100 cm 1000 mm US customary / Imperial units 3.2808 ft 39.370 in The metre (or meter), symbol m, is… …
84Obsolete Russian units of measurement — For the Indian spinning wheel known as a charkha, see spinning wheel. A native system of weights and measures was used in Imperial Russia and after the Russian Revolution, but it was abandoned in 1924 when the Soviet Union adopted the metric… …
85List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1920-1939 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1920 1939. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish… …
86Canadian units — are the traditional weights and measures used in Canada. The country has officially adopted the metric system, but still maintains legal definitions of the imperial units under Schedule II, Section 4 of the Weights and Measures Act (R.S. 1985) (… …
87Stone (mass) — The stone is a unit of weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Commonwealth countries. It is equal to 16 pounds and approximately 62.3 Newtons, which is equivalent to… …
88Mesures usuelles — (French for customary measurements) were a system of measurement introduced by Napoleon I in 1812 to act as compromise between the metric system and traditional measurements. The system was restricted to use in the retail industry and continued… …
89arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
90Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany Germany † …
