Trait (unit)

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Trait , dash, (line), was the old French name for millimeters according to a decree of the French government of 13th Brumaire in the year 9 of the new French calendar. That corresponds to November 2, 1801. In Switzerland the length measure differed.

  • France : 1 trait = 1 millimeter
  • Switzerland : 1 trait = 0.3 millimeters
    • after 1853: 10 traits = 3.0 millimeters = 1/10 Pouce = 1 ligne

See also

literature

  • Peter Kurzweil: The Vieweg unit dictionary. Friedrich Vieweg and Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig / Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 3-528-06987-2 , p. 388.
  • Simon Gunz: Theoretical-practical arithmetic book for teachers and students. Part 3, Gottlieb Haase, Prague 1808, p. 130.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old dimensions, coins and weights. A lexicon. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim et al. 1987, ISBN 3-411-02148-9 , p. 165.