Gedang (unity)
Gedang was an Indonesian measure of weight.
The measure was common in the pepper trade and was valid on the Indonesian island of Ternate
- 1 Gedang = 4 pounds (Dutch) = 4¼ pounds ( Zollverein pound ) = 1976 grams
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ernst Winkelmann: Explanation of 20,000 foreign words and technical expressions which are used in the German language. Paul Neff, Stuttgart 1863, p. 367.
- ↑ Gottlob Heinrich Heinse: Encyclopedic dictionary or alphabetical explanation of all words from foreign languages that are accepted in German. Volume 3, Wilhelm Wedel, Zeitz / Naumburg 1800, p. 110.
- ^ Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 107.