A number of units of measurement were used in Mexico to measure length, mass, area, capacity, etc. The Metric system was optional from 1857, and has been compulsory since 1896.[1][2]
The Units of the system (from Spanish, Castillian) were legally defined during the transition period of the metric system.[1]
Length
A number of units were used. One vara (lit. "pole", "yard") was equal to 0.838 m (32.99 inches) as it was legally defined also use inches and feet.[1] Some other units and legal equivalents are given below:
A number of units were used. One libra (lit. "pound") was equal to 0.46024634 kg as it was legally defined.[1] Some other units and legal equivalents are given below:
Several units were used. One cuartillo (lit. "quart") was equal to 1.8918 L as it was legally defined.[1][3] Some other units and legal equivalents are given below:
One frasco was equal to 2+1⁄2 quarts, and one baril was equal to 20 gallons, with local variations.[4]
References
^ abcdefghijkWashburn, E.W. (1926). International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology. Vol. 1. New York: McGraw-Hil Book Company, Inc. p. 9. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. pp. 7. ISBN978-1-4471-1122-1.
^ abcdefCardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. pp. 164–165. ISBN978-1-4471-1122-1.
^Clarke, F.W. (1891). Weights Measures and Money of All Nations. New York: D. Appleton & Company. pp. 51.
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