Jacob (unit)
Jacob , also Jow , was an Indian measure of length and is said to have been limited to the Calcutta area. Other names were Corb and Jorb .
- 1 Jacob = 0.63 centimeters (0.635 centimeters)
- 3 Jacob / Jorbes = 1 Angulla
literature
- Peter Kurzweil: The Vieweg unit dictionary. Friedrich Vieweg and Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig / Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 3-528-06987-2 , p. 196.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Fr. Silber: The coins, measurements and weights of all countries in the world are calculated individually according to their values and proportions to all German coins, measurements and weights, along with details of the trading venues and their billing ratios. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 74.