Pooh (unit)

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Puhm , also Palma , was a measure of length in Romania . It is the measure of fist .

  • 1 Puhm = 0.123823 meters
  • 2 Puhm = 1 foot (Wallachian) = 16 Degeti / Detjette / Finger = 1/8 fathoms (Wallachian) = 0.24765 meters

The measure of Puhm was of the Wallachian fathoms , i.e. 1.981 meters 1/16.

literature

  • Felix von Blocken: The new dimensions and weights in tables and illustrations with all legal provisions for Bavaria. R. Forchthammer, Regensburg 1871, p. 395

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karl Rumler: Overview of the measures, weights and currencies of the most excellent countries and trading centers in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, with special emphasis on Austria and Russia. Jasper, Hügel and Manz, Vienna 1849, p. 81