Hesp (unit)
Hesp , the piece, was an English measure of length for linen and hemp yarn. It corresponded to the length of 2880 threads.
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. 164.
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl Karmarsch : Handbuch der mechanical Technologie, Volume 2. Verlag Helwing, 1858, p. 1164.