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  2. Ancient Roman units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A Roman steelyard weight of one dodrans, i.e. 3 ⁄ 4 libra. The units of weight or mass were mostly based on factors of 12. Several of the unit names were also the names of coins during the Roman Republic and had the same fractional value of a larger base unit: libra for weight and as for coin. Modern estimates of the libra range from 322 to ...

  3. Baggage allowance - Wikipedia

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    The recommendations for checked baggage are: advised maximum weight 23 kg (50.7 lbs), weight limit 32 kg (70.6 lbs), advised maximum size 158 cm (62.2 in) length + width + height, limit 203 cm (nearly 80 in). The limit of 23 kg is present because of similar health and safety regulations limits.

  4. Roman roads - Wikipedia

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    The high sides formed a sort of box in which seats were placed, with a notch on each side for entry. It carried several people with baggage up to the legal limit of 1,000 Roman librae (pounds), modern equivalent 328 kilograms (723 pounds). It was drawn by teams of oxen, horses or mules.

  5. Hand luggage - Wikipedia

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    British Airways (one bag plus one bag up to 40 cm × 30 cm × 15 cm, up to 23 kg each); [41] EasyJet (one bag, no special weight limit, not guaranteed to travel in cabin); [42] Finnair (one bag, max. 8 kg plus one personal item) [43] Aegean Airlines (one bag up to 8 kg); [44] 22 in × 18 in × 10 in (~56 cm × 46 cm × 25 cm) 64 L 127 cm

  6. List of obsolete units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    As relevant to this article, it was a unit of mass, being 120 lb (54 kg). Grzywna; Keel – a UK unit of mass for coal, equaling 21,540.19446656 kg (47,488.0000000 lb) [7]: 48 Large sack – a unit of mass equal to 2 (new) sacks; Long ton; Lot; Mark; Munjandie; Oka; Pao; Passeree – a unit of mass equal to about 4.6 kg (10.1412640605 lb ...

  7. Bushel - Wikipedia

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    This is done by assigning a standard weight to each commodity that is to be measured in bushels. These bushels depend on the commodities being measured, and on the moisture content of the commodity. Some of the more common ones are: Oats: US: 32 lb [7] (14.5150 kg) Canada: 34 lb [8] (15.4221 kg) UK: 38 lb [9] (17.2365 kg) Barley: 48 lb [7] (21. ...

  8. Carat (mass) - Wikipedia

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    The solidus was also a Roman weight unit. There is literary evidence that the weight of 72 coins of the type called solidus was exactly 1 Roman pound, and that the weight of 1 solidus was 24 siliquae. The weight of a Roman pound is generally believed to have been 327.45 g or possibly up to 5 g less.

  9. Baggage cart - Wikipedia

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    Luggage carts in Ivory Coast Baggage carts available for a deposit at a German train station Railway baggage cart from the 1800s Baggage cart mover A luggage cart in a hotel hallway. Baggage carts, luggage carts, luggage trolleys or trolleys are small vehicles pushed by travelers (human-powered) to carry individual luggage, [citation needed ...