Army (unit)
Heer was an English measure of length for yarn , especially for linen and hemp yarn.
- 1 army = 600 yards = 1800 feet = 21600 inches = 548.64 meters
- 1 hank = 6 army
- 1 spindle = 2 hesps = 24 hank = 144 army
See also
literature
- 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. 162.