Pygme (unit)

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The pygm (from the Greek pygmḗ = fist ) is a unit of length known from ancient Greece since ancient times . A pygm is by definition 18 fingers' widths - two fingers more than a foot . The pygma corresponds to the length from the elbow to the knuckles of the hand clenched into a fist.

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  1. ↑ Uli Gönczi: literature analysis "pygmalion": The story of the sculptor Pygmalion ... Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt 1998 S. 6, ISBN 3-638-64970-9