Spoon (unit)
The spoon , the ligura or the cochlear was a small measure of liquid and volume.
It was an ancient Roman and Greek measure that was used until the 19th century. Small differences were characteristic: not only between Roman and Greek, but also between ancient and new.
The ancient Roman measure of cyathus (cup) was 4 spoons and should be the amount of one sip. For a quadrantal, the Roman cubic foot , the dimensional chain was:
- 1 Quadrantal / Amphora ( Bucket ) = 3 Modius ( Bushel ) = 2 Urna = 8 Congius = 48 Sextarius ( Metze ) = 96 Hemina = 192 Quartarius = 384 Acetabulum (Vinegar Vessel) = 576 Cyathus = 2304 Ligula / Spoon
A Sextarius spoon calculated at 27 cubic inches was about 0.5625 cubic inches .
In Switzerland , the Bener Milk Measure was divided into the large spoon with 1/5 groove = 36 plumbing and the small spoon with ¼ groove = 12 plumb bob
- 1 Bener = 2 Mass = 4 Quärtlein = 8 large spoons = 16 small spoons = 67 Parisian cubic inches = 1 ⅓ liter
The spoon thus held 0.167 liters (large) or 0.0833 liters (small).
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Samuel Traugott Gehler, Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes: Physical dictionary. Ma, Volume 6, 2nd section, EB Schwickert, Leipzig 1836, p. 1251
- ↑ Johann Michael Leuchs: Der Kontorwissenschaft 3rd part: The complete money, coin, measure and weight. Volume 3, Verlag E. Leuchs and Komp., Nuremberg 1834, p. 173
- ↑ Leopold Einsle: Systematic compilation of the most excellent European measures, weights and coins. Publishing house Jof. Kösel'sche Buchhandlung, Kempten 1846, p. 86
- ↑ August Schiebe: Universal encyclopedia of commercial science: containing: coin, measure and weight. Volume 3 Fleischer / Schumann, Leipzig / Zwickau 1839, p. 275
- ^ Johann Friedrich Krüger: Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 20