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" First, who commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made of the exact length of his own arm. "
A Conversation on Mines, Etc. Between a Father and Son: To which are Added ... - Page 236
by William Hopton - 1875 - 267 pages
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 1

Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...inform us, that a new standard of longitudinal measure was ascertained by king Henry the first ; who commanded that the ulna or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made of the exact length of his own arm. And, one standard of measures of length being gained, all others...
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American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of ..., Volume 12

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 356 pages
...ancient historians inform us, that a new standard of length was fixed by our king Henry the First ; who commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made of the exact length of his own arm. See MEASURE. The standard of weights was originally taken from...
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British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 12

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 356 pages
...ancient historians inform us, that a new standard of length was fixed by our king Henry the First; who commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made of the exact length of his own arm. See MIASCKK. The standard of weights was originally taken from...
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A Treatise on the Laws of Commerce and Manufactures, and the ..., Volume 2

Joseph Chitty - Commercial law - 1824 - 516 pages
...inform us, that a new standard of longitudinal measure was ascertained by king Henry the first, who commanded that the ulna or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made of the exact length of his own arm (2). And one standard of measures of length being gained, all others...
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The Law-dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the ...

Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - Law - 1835 - 862 pages
...inform us, that a new standard of longitudinal measure was ascertained by King Henry the First, who commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made of the exact length of his own arm. And one standard of measures of length being gained, all others...
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books; with an ..., Volume 1

William Blackstone - Great Britain - 1838 - 910 pages
...inform us, that a new standard of longitudinal measure was ascertained by King Henry the First, who commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made of the exact length of his own arm. And, one standard of measures of length being gained, all others...
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A collection of arithmetical tables

James Ferguson (schoolmaster.) - 1840 - 48 pages
...two ordinary steps, a fathom (6 feet), from the extremity of one hand to that of the other, the arms oppositely extended. It is stated that Henry I. in...hence derived, whether lineal, superficial, or solid. Weights and measures were invented 869 BC fixed to a standard in England, 1257, regulated 1492, equalized,...
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The Cottager's monthly visitor, Volume 32

1852 - 444 pages
...2 ordinary steps ; a fathom (6 feet) from the extremity of one hand to that of the other, the arms oppositely extended. It is stated that Henry I., in...hence derived, whether lineal, superficial, or solid. Weights and measures were ^invented 869 BC; fixed to a standard in England, 1257 ; regulated, 1492...
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Notes and Queries

Electronic journals - 1854 - 778 pages
...£99., who inform us, that a new standard of longitudinal measure was ascertained by Henry I., who commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made of the exact length of his own arm.] Elstob, Elizabeth. — Can any of yonr numerous correspondents...
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The science of arithmetic, by J. Cornwell and J.G. Fitch

James Cornwell - 1855 - 382 pages
...barley give little more tlmn » of a loot. t William of Malmesbury states positively that Henry I. commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made of the It-nk'th of his own arm. Rut this is the only authority (and not a very trustworthy one) for...
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