Pavel Mervart Publishing Society for the History of Sciences and Technology

Michal Pavlec:
Nymburk lan. Several notes on the units of modern period


2016, Volume 49, Issue 4, pp. 265-275

Abstract

In this paper, we study the differences between Prague and Bohemia cubit and differences between lan of Wenceslaus Hájek of Libočany and lan of the Nymburk Revenue Registry of 1542. An edition from Nymburk Revenue Registry of 1542 and Bohemian Chronicle by Wenceslaus Hájek of Libočany is appended.

Language: english

Keywords: historical metrology; Prague (Bohemian) cubit; lan; Nymburk; Revenue Registry; Wenceslaus Hájek of Libočany; 1542

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