Gherrie

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Gherrie was a measure of length in Calcutta in British India .

The dimensional chain was

  • 1 Göss / Elle Haths = 2 = 16 = 48 Gherries Ungullees / inch = 1 yard (Engl.)

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. 144.
  2. ↑ Alexander Lachmann: Commercial Geography. For use in trade and industry stands. Ernst Schäfer Verlag, Leipzig 1863, p. 154.