The Busy Man's Hand-Book

Historical, geographical, scriptural, scientific, legal, social, mercantile and medical information, condensed into one volume for someone with no time to look further.

Current Coinage of the World

3 pages in this part of The Busy Man's Hand-Book.

A Handbook of Measures

Common Commercial Numbers.-12 Articles = 1 Dozen; 13 Articles = 1 Long Dozen; 12 Dozen = 1 Gross; 20 Articles = 1 Score; 5 Score = 1 Common…

A Handbook of Measures: Measure

Long Measure. This measure is used in measuring lines or distances when length only is considered. 3 barleycorns 12 lines I inch.

A Handbook of Measures: Varas

United States Land Measure.- I section (United States) = I square mile = 640 acres. I township (United States) = 36 sections = 6 miles…

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