Ditto (unit)

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Ditto is an outdated Italian unit of length . Small differences in the regions marked the measure.

Milan 1 Ditto / Pollico = 1/12 piede = 3.627 centimeters
Bergamo 1 Ditto = 3.64 centimeters
Lombardy 1 ditto = 1 centimeter

As a surface measure Ditto quadrato , the size is 1 square centimeter .

literature

R. Klimpert: Lexicon of coins, measures, weights, counting methods and time sizes. Verlag C. Regenhardt, Berlin 1896, p. 76.
Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values and proportions to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 93.