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Italian Weights and Measures from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century

Italian Weights and Measures from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century - Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society

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Publisher's Synopsis

Unlike most metrological systems throughout W. Europe, the Italian developed during the Middle Ages (MA) & Early Modern era without any ref. to a commonly accepted set of nat.-ethnic standards. Italy, with its many kingdoms, duchies, communes, etc., was never able to attain any level of metrological standardization outside the confines of severely restricted, small, independent, political jurisdictions. Not until unification in 1871, were Italian weights & measures (W&M) given a totally nat. character. And it was the metric system, & not a conglomerate of units from the old, that finally accomplished the task. This book presents a quantitative compilation, synthesis, & analysis of the principal pre-metric W&M employed throughout Italy & in those areas controlled or influenced by Italy from the Later MA to the age of metrication in the later 19th cent. Tables.

Book information

ISBN: 9780871691453
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Imprint: American Philosophical Society
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DEWEY: 081 s
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 339
Weight: 907g
Height: 266mm
Width: 203mm
Spine width: 25mm