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Winchester or corn gallon was 272 in 3 (157 imp fl oz; 4,460 mL) (1697 act 8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 22) Henry VII (Winchester) corn gallon from 1497 onwards was 154.80 imp fl oz (4,398 mL) Elizabeth I corn gallon from 1601 onwards was 155.70 imp fl oz (4,424 mL) William III corn gallon from 1697 onwards was 156.90 imp fl oz (4,458 mL)
It is a holdover from when spirits, wines and brandies, ale, and beer all had different standard measures of capacity. An Ale Gill (based on the Ale gallon) and a Beer Gill (based on the Beer gallon) were different sizes until standardized as Ale / Beer gallons in 1688, Beer gallons in 1803, and Imperial gallons in 1824. Half (imp.) 284 mL: 9.6 ...
According to Herbert G. May, chief editor of two classic Bible-related reference books, the bath may be archaeologically determined to have been about 22 liters (5.75 US gal) from a study of jar remains marked 'bath' and 'royal bath' from Tell Beit Mirsim. [38] Based on this, a Revi'ith would measure (approx.) 76 ml or 2.7 fluid oz.
A wine gallon is a unit of capacity that was used routinely in England as far back as the 14th century, and by statute under Queen Anne since 1707. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Britain abandoned the wine gallon in 1826 when it adopted imperial units for measurement: the 1707 wine gallon is the basis of the United States ' gallon , as well as other measures.
A longtime confidante to Eric Adams who is under federal investigation has “disappeared” and is believed to be cooperating with authorities against the embattled New York City Mayor and other ...
Find out where Mayfield (fantasy's QB4 on the season), Young (coming off his highest-scoring game this season) and the rest of their playmakers landed in our team's Week 13 fantasy football ...
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced 3.76 billion euros ($4.01 billion) in additional measures to reconstruct the Valencia area after the deadliest flash floods in Spain's ...
Both the 42-US-gallon (159 L) barrels (based on the old English wine measure), the tierce (159 litres) and the 40-US-gallon (150 L) whiskey barrels were used. Also, 45-US-gallon (170 L) barrels were in common use. The 40 gallon whiskey barrel was the most common size used by early oil producers, since they were readily available at the time.