Spithame
The spithame was an Egyptian measure of length and corresponded to the span .
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literature
- Johann Samuel Traugott Gehler, Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes: Physical dictionary. Ma, Volume 6, 2nd section, EB Schwickert, Leipzig 1836.
- Gustav Adolph Jahn: Dictionary of applied mathematics: a manual for use. Volume 1, Reichenbach'sche Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1855.
- Gustav Karsten, Friedrich Harms, Georg Daniel Eduard Weyer: Introduction to Physics. Volume 1, Leopold Voss, Leipzig 1869.