Berri (unit)

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The berri was a Turkish measure of length and denoted a mile .

The measure was a further country mile next to the Agatsch and is given with different measures.

  • 1 Berri = 1475.576 meters or = 1666.667 meters
  • 75.3 or 66 ⅔ Berri on 1 meridian degree
  • 4 2/5 Berri = 1 mile (German or geographic)
  • 3 Berri = 1 Agatsch = 5001 meters

The measure was also used as a square berri.

  • 1 square berri = 2.778889 square kilometers
    • Conclusion: 1 square kilometer = 0.359856 square Berri

literature

  • Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 20 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Rumler: Overview of the measures, weights and currencies of the most excellent states ... Verlag Jasper, Hügel u. Manz, Vienna 1849, p. 80.
  2. ^ Eduard Döring: Handbook of coin, exchange, measure and weight ... Verlag J. Hölscher, Koblenz 1862, p. 263.
  3. ↑ Heinrich August Pierer : Universal lexikon, or complete encyclopedic dictionary. Volume 3, HA Pierer, Altenburg 1835, p. 343.
  4. ↑ a b Author collective: Geographisches Jahrbuch. Volume 1, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1866, p. XXVII.