Poisson (unit)

The Poisson was a French measure of volume and was one of the older measures. There were differences between dry and liquid goods.

• 1 Poisson = ¼ Setier = 4 Roquilles
• Applied to dry goods
  • 48 Poisson = 1 muid
• Applied to liquids
  • 1 Poisson = 5 4/5 Parisian cubic inches = 2/17 liters = 0.118 liters
  • 2 Poisson = 1 Chopine
  • 8 Poisson = 1 pint
  • 16 Poisson = 1 quart / pot
  • 64 Poisson = 1 Velte / Verge
  • 768 Poisson = 1 tier con
  • 1152 Poisson = 1 feature book

literature

• Jurende's patriotic pilgrim: business and entertainment book for all provinces of the Austrian imperial state: consecrated to all friends of culture from the teaching, military and nutritional class, especially to all nature and fatherland friends. Volume 21, Winiker, Brünn 1834, p. 279
• Johann Friedrich Krüger: Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, pp. 255, 280