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English Measures and Trade Lessons From Antiquity
The article traces early British weights and measures from 1266 and 1324, showing grain, pennyweight, pound, gallon, bushel, and ton as bases, links to the wine and ale gallons, and the shift to avoirdupois. It contrasts Saxon and Troy pounds, notes 1527 reforms, and discusses the pound in commerce and precious metals. It ends with moral guidance for apprentices and a note on the bagpipe’s European footprint and Aberdeen bans.
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Harper's Magazine
London
United States
Scotland
Lochiel
Europe
Rome
Nero
Suetonius
Aberdeen
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