Explore rare and forgotten units of measurement from history and science in this challenging crossword.
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Eccentric Measures and Forgotten Scales
A crossword exploring unusual and historic units of measurement rarely used today.
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- 1. Informal term for a very small amount, often mass or volume
- 2. Obscure jokingly used unit meaning a billion
- 5. A length unit used in surveying, 66 feet
- 7. Small apothecaries weight, about 1.3 grams
- 10. An old luminous intensity unit, precursor to candela
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- 3. Historic Indian coin and weight measure
- 4. Old balance scale part often used as a weight measure reference
- 6. Large cask or barrel used for liquid volume
- 8. Unit of mass equal to 64.8 milligrams
- 9. Distance unit equal to 220 yards
- 11. Ancient weight unit used by Greeks
- 12. Surveying length unit equal to 5.5 yards
- 13. Traditional unit of distance about three miles
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