Lot (unit)
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A lot is an old unit of weight used in many European countries since Middle Ages
until the beginning of the 20th century.
Most often it was defined as either or of a pound
(or more precisely of whatever mass value one local pound had at the time).
Recorded values range from 10 to 50 gram
s.
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
until the beginning of the 20th century.
Most often it was defined as either or of a pound
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(or more precisely of whatever mass value one local pound had at the time).
Recorded values range from 10 to 50 gram
Gram
The gram is a metric system unit of mass....
s.
See also
- Old Polish units of measurement
- Finnish units of measurementFinnish units of measurementIn Finland, approximate units of measure were derived from natural actions or objects such body parts, later standardised for the purpose of commerce. Some Swedish and, later, Russian, units were also used....
- Obsolete Russian units of measurementObsolete Russian units of measurementA native system of weights and measures was used in Imperial Russia and after the Russian Revolution, but it was abandoned in 1924 when the Soviet Union adopted the metric system.The Tatar system is very similar to the Russian one, but some names are different....
- Obsolete Tatar units of measurementObsolete Tatar units of measurementA native system of weights and measures was used by Tatars until 1924, but became obsolete when the Soviet Union adopted the metric system.The Tatar system shares many units with the Russian system A native system of weights and measures was used by Tatars until 1924, but became obsolete when the...
External links
- :sk:Libra (hmotnosť) an extensive (20+) list of values (in grams) a pound had at various times and places in Europe
- :bg:Фунт (единица) a historical value of lot in BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...