Parisian cubic inches
The Parisian cubic inch was a reference unit for volume throughout Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries (in the pre-metric era) . It measured 1 Paris inch each in length × width × height.
Since the meter was defined as a length of exactly 443.296 Parisian lines in 1799 , the Paris inch has a length of exactly 375 ⁄ 13853 meters (≈ 27.07 mm). Previously, the level was subject to regional fluctuations.
- 1 Paris foot = 12 Paris inches = 144 Paris lines ≈ 32.484 cm
- 1 Parisian cubic foot = 1728 Parisian cubic inches
- 1 Paris cubic inches = 1,728 cubic Paris lines = 52734375 / 2.658.468.401.477 cubic meters ≈ 19.8364 cubic centimeter
- 1 liter ≈ 50.412438 Parisian cubic inches
- 1 centiliter ≈ 0.50412438 Parisian cubic inch, rounded a little over ½ Parisian cubic inch
- 1 salt measure = 4638 Parisian cubic inches
Many dimensions that were very different from region to region could be compared with this unit.
literature
- Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete handbook of coins, dimensions and weights of all countries in the world ...., Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830; online at Google Books ; HathiTrust
- Georg Kaspar Chelius : Measure and weight book. Jäger'schen book, paper and map dealer, Frankfurt am Main 1830, page 154; online at Google Books