Pollice
Pollice , the thumb, was a measure of length in various Italian regions and corresponded to the inch . It was a smaller measure to divide the cubit and foot.
General were
Depending on the region, Pollice fluctuated due to different elbow and foot measurements.
Examples for the foot or pide, or palmo / pan for Nice :
- Milan 1 Pollice = 16.07 Paris lines = 0.03627 meters
- Modena 1 Pollice = 19.322 Paris lines = 0.043587 meters
- Padua 1 Pollice = 13.20 Paris lines = 0.029783 meters
- Nice (Italian time) 1 Pollice = 9.775 Paris lines = 0.02205 meters
literature
- Association of scholars and practical merchants: trade lexicon or encyclopedia of all trade sciences for merchants and manufacturers . Volume 4, Verlag Ernst Schäfer, Leipzig 1850
- Eduard Doering: Handbook of the coin change. Measurements and weights or explanation of the exchange, currency and government paper rate notes, the customs of exchange, dimensions and weights of all countries and trading venues, in addition to the general German exchange regulations. J. Hülscher, Koblenz 1854, p. 373.
- Ludolph Schleier: The commercial science. Fest, Leipzig 1848, p. 89.