Arsine (unit)

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The arsin was a measure of length and the small cubit in Upper Hungary , Transylvania and various Adriatic coastal regions. This yardstick was the successor to the old Kaschauer yardstick with the same values. Arsin is closely related to the New High German Arśin (e) , the Russian Ellen Maß Arśin.

literature

  • Anton Wach: Non-profit building advisor for all work and material calculations in the building sector. Friedrich Tempsky, Prague 1863, p. 405.

Individual evidence

  1. Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values ​​and relationships to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 109.

Remarks

  1. The value probably refers to the yardstick in the military border.