On 1/25/2022 8:41 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote:
Am 25.01.22 um 18:45 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context:
On 1/25/2022 6:27 PM, Aditya Mahajan via ntg-context wrote:
Some of the units, particularly for measurement of land area, are
still in use as they are effectively codified in the land records.
Wikipedia has some summary of the ancient and medieval systems in India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_units_of_measurement
the same in nl ... for instance farmers still use old measures (e.g.
when selling or buying land), also because for instance lots are
defined that way
I don’t think that farmers (in Germany) still use them, but “Morgen”
(morning) and “Tagwerk” (a day’s work) were usual measures for areas,
depending on the region and the type of work (farming, viniculture,
fresco painting...)
a 'bunder' land is one still used and a 'mud' potatoes
(taking a 'sip' of water now ... and i bet that this is not the same
wverywhere)
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