702:
248:
31:
1149:
1974:
Métrologie universelle, ancienne et moderne: ou rapport des poids et mesures des empires, royaumes, duchés et prinicipautés des quatre parties du monde, présenté en tableaux par ordre alphabétique de pays ou ville, et leur position géographique avec les anciens et nouveau poids et mesures du royaume
630:), which varied in practice between 29.2–29.7 cm (11.5–11.7 in) but is thought to have been officially 29.6 cm (11.7 in). This would have given the palm a notional value of 7.4 cm (2.9 in) within a range of a few millimeters.
1338:
Mortimer, e.g., notes that during his time "The hand among horse-dealers, &c. is four-fingers' breadth, being the fist clenched, whereby the height of a horse is measured", showing a confusion of the notional separation of "palms", "hands", and
421:"a spread"). Scholars were long uncertain as to whether this was reckoned using the Egyptian or Babylonian cubit, but now believe it to have approximated the Egyptian "Greek cubit", giving a value for the palm of about 74 mm or 2.9 in.
2098:
The New World of Words: or, Universal
English Dictionary. Containing an Account of the Original or Proper Sense, and Various Significations of all Hard Words derived from other Languages ...
73:, originally based on the width of the human palm and then variously standardized. The same name is also used for a second, rather larger unit based on the length of the human hand.
1227:
has developed into a separate unit now used especially for measuring the height of horses. This hand, including the width of the thumb, is reckoned as 4 inches or 102 millimeters.
2117:
A General
Dictionary of Commerce, Trade, and Manufactures: Exhibiting Their Present State in Every Part of the World; and Carefully Comp. from the Latest and Best Authorities
526:), which varied by region between 27–35 cm (11 in – 1 ft 2 in). This gives values for the palm between 6.7–8.8 cm (2.6–3.5 in), with the
34:
A diagram of various units derived from the human hand. The palm (3) was originally the width of the palm but was standardized as the somewhat smaller width of four
1846:
A new classical dictionary of Greek and Roman biography, mythology, and geography partly based upon the
Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
2132:
Encyclopædia
Perthensis; or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, etc., intended to supersede the use of other books of reference
1236:
In present usage, a "handbreadth" or "handsbreadth" is no longer taken as a proper unit but as a simple vague reckoning based on the human hand.
1926:
1614:
A Discourse of the Romane Foot and
Denarius, from Whence, as from Two Principles, the Measures and Weights Used by the Ancients May Be Deduced
2003:
705:
Sign giving the metric equivalents of the units in use in the 17th century in the covered market of Pernes-les-Fontaines in the
Vaucluse
2173:
380:
77:
116:
756:
714:
120:
1771:
Aylward, William (1999), "Linear
Measure and Geometry in Roman Architectural Planning with Specific Reference to the Colonnaded
2178:
207:
112:
89:
85:
1470:
264:
191:
737:
710:
384:
374:
2062:
Tavole di riduzione de' Pesi e delle misure della
Sicilia Citeriore in quelli statuiti dalla legge de' 6 aprile del 1840
597:
481:
475:
17:
1816:
1790:
1729:
1688:
1646:
1496:
2078:
Manuale di metrologia ossia Misure, Pesi e Monete in uso attualmente e anticamente presso tutti i popoli antichi
466:
follow the royal cubit in consisting of seven palms comprising about 51.8 centimeters (1 ft 8 in).
1975:
de France, et l'inverse, avec la méthode pour opérer toutes les conversions par des nombres fixes, etc. ...
2100:, the sixth edition, revised ... with the addition of near twenty thousand words ...). London: J. Phillips.
1326:
93:
2081:- (in Italian) - - Editrice E.C.A. (Roma 1976), facsimile reprint of the original Turin edition of 1883
1547:
275:) has been reconstructed as about 75 mm or 3 in. The unit is attested as early as the reign of
818:
745:
722:
155:
268:
1517:
2168:
1912:
1778:
A Roman Villa and a Late Roman Infant
Cemetery: Excavation at Poggio Gramignano Lugnano in Teverina
1184:
2015:
81:
741:
718:
124:
2150:
A Natural
History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants
284:
1879:
1864:
1829:
1782:
1754:
1721:
1708:
1942:
1680:
1638:
1180:
767:
554:
441:
308:
174:
151:
47:
2061:
1612:
1431:
1246:
849:
288:
227:
66:
350:
8:
562:
1316:, claims the Roman palm was identical to its own 24.61 cm (9.7 in) standard.
1920:
1812:
1786:
1725:
1684:
1642:
1492:
1466:
1282:
1192:
814:
782:
46:(2) were the width of the palm plus an open or closed thumb. The other units are the
1157:
1278:
774:
1972:
1486:
2148:
2130:
2115:
2077:
2041:
1946:
1883:
1844:
1806:
1776:
1712:
1670:
1628:
1456:
1435:
833:
463:
406:
63:
1260:
462:) of about 44.3 cm (1 ft 5 in), although the cubits mentioned in
1488:
Ancient Egyptian Science, A Source Book. Volume 3: Ancient Egyptian Mathematics
1204:
1188:
790:
729:
603:
485:
1594:
1134:
which differs from previously cited palm measure equivalents in metres above.
2162:
1590:
1264:
glossed the "greater palm" as the length rather than the breadth of the hand.
1143:
701:
51:
2006:[Ancient weights and measures (PDF), retrieved via Wayback Machine]
1831:
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
1329:
agreement during the 1950s and '60s by the nations using the English system.
30:
1274:
1172:
810:
786:
634:
585:
534:
425:
295:
252:
247:
35:
1281:
standard foot, Hutton based his measurements on the fractured yard at the
2147:
George Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon; John Wright (translator) (1831).
1286:
1224:
1176:
1116:
658:
340:
324:
43:
2094:
2042:
Metrologia o sia Trattato Generale delle Misure, de' Pesi e delle Monete
1175:. The measurement was, however, not always well distinguished from the
1168:
674:
670:
619:
359:) of about 52.5 cm (1 ft 9 in). Eight made up the pole (
2153:, volume 5. Boston; Philadelphia: Gray and Bowen; Thomas Desilver, Jr.
1834:(in French) Neufchastel: chez Samuel Faulche Volume XI, N – PARI p.793
857:
39:
1902:
1309:
1179:
or handful, which became equal to four inches by a 1541 statute of
853:
450:) of about 22.1 cm (9 in). Six made up the Hebrew cubit (
154:, the distance between an outstretched thumb and little finger. In
1574:
1521:
1258:
Despite the equality of this unit with other systems' spans, the
440:) of about 18.5 mm (0.73 in) and three palms made up a
280:
1249:
in 1865 show a range from 74.7–75.6 mm (2.94–2.98 in).
789:, the Roman palm about 21.05 cm (8.3 in) according to
766:—were based upon the Roman "greater palm", reckoned as a hand's
349:) of about 45 cm (1 ft 6 in). Seven made up the "
1313:
822:
527:
70:
1285:, about 1% of an inch shorter than the present yard. Hutton's
821:
but 21.80 cm (8.6 in) by Hutton's other sources. On
801:) of about 22.32 cm (8.8 in) and "merchant's palm" (
669:
or "greater palm") of about 22.2 cm (9 in); four, a
339:
of about 37.5 cm (1 ft 3 in). Six made up the "
27:
Anthropic unit of length, based on the width of the human palm
826:
785:
palm was about 24.76–24.85 cm (9.7–9.8 in); in the
574:
509:
499:
489:
256:
323:) of about 22.5 cm (9 in). Four palms made up the
1811:. New York: Britannica Educational Publications, page 206.
1637:, No. 2, Berkeley: University of California Press, p.
1161:
685:) of about 37 cm (1 ft 3 in); six, a cubit (
646:
519:
276:
1992:(9th ed.). New York: D. van Nostrand Co. p. 264.
1861:
Medieval Latin: An Introduction and Bibliographical Guide
1115:- the ancient Venetian palm, five of which made a passo (
1106:
Metric equivalents from Palaiseau here rounded to 0.1 mm
584:
The Greeks also had a less common "greater palm" of five
1672:
Ancient Engineers' Inventions: Precursors of the Present
871:
in 1816, and Rose provided English equivalents in 1900:
1148:
1828:
Diderot, Denis; Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (eds.) (1765)
360:
354:
344:
334:
328:
318:
312:
299:
2050:- Gabinetto Bibliografico e Tipografico (Napoli 1826)
1906:
1112:
From 19th C. Italian sources emerges that :
809:) of about 21.21 cm (8.4 in) according to
657:) of about 2.47 cm (1.0 in). Three made a
333:) of about 30 cm (1 ft). Five made up the
1849:. New York: Harper & Bros. Table II, page 1025
1245:More specifically, the 14 cubit-rods described by
693:) of about 44.4 cm (1 ft 5.5 in).
2160:
1515:
1491:. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society.
1465:, Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society,
817:palm reported as 20.31 cm (8.0 in) by
167:
76:The width of the palm was a traditional unit in
2093:Edward Phillips, John Kersey (editor) (1706). [
1808:The Britannica Guide to Numbers and Measurement
1706:
1668:
793:but divided into the Roman "architect's palm" (
645:) of about 1.85 cm (0.7 in) or three
2066:Stamperia e Cartiere del Fibreno (Napoli 1840)
1152:The English palm as the width of four fingers.
1948:A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary,
1885:A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary,
1858:
1707:Pryce, Frederick Norman; et al. (2012),
1128:- the Neapolitan palm = 0.26455026455 metres
803:
795:
749:
159:
144:
136:
128:
1967:
1965:
1963:
1961:
1437:Die Altaegyptische Elle und Ihre Eintheilung
1160:palm, handbreadth, or handsbreadth is three
842:
760:
457:
451:
445:
435:
429:
424:As in Egypt, the palm was divided into four
400:
394:
388:
259:, showing digit, palm, hand and fist lengths
1859:Mantello, Frank Anthony Carl; et al.,
1759:A Philosophical and Mathematical Dictionary
1720:, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p.
856:, and about 24.76 cm (9.7 in) in
848:) was about 24.61 cm (9.7 in) in
687:
679:
663:
651:
639:
624:
612:
533:These various palms were divided into four
115:"greater palm"—formed the palm of medieval
1925:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
1843:Sir William Smith, Charles Anthon (1851).
1761:, volume II. London: J. Johnson, page 187.
1607:
1605:
1603:
1325:An exact figure since the adoption of the
1122:- the Neapolitan palm = 0.26333670 metres
863:Palaiseau gave metric equivalents for the
2143:
2141:
1978:(in French) Bordeaux: Lavigne jeune p.160
1958:
1781:, Rome: L'Erma di Bretschneider, p.
1749:
1747:
1745:
1743:
1741:
1183:. The palm was excluded from the British
1971:Palaiseau, Jean-François-Gaspard (1816)
1677:History of Mechanism and Machine Science
1147:
1026:Palermo (cloth measure, Palaiseau p.168)
700:
246:
29:
2110:
2108:
2106:
2089:
2087:
1770:
1627:Dilke, Oswald Ashton Wentworth (1987),
1600:
1454:
1430:
1407:
1405:
1403:
530:palm around 7.4 cm (2.9 in).
304:) of about 19 mm (0.75 in).
14:
2161:
2138:
1940:
1877:
1738:
1702:
1700:
1664:
1662:
1660:
1658:
1542:
1540:
1538:
1536:
1534:
1479:
1380:
1378:
1207:as about 18.20 cm (7.2 in).
1130:(according to the law of 6 April 1840)
1067:Rome (linear measure, Palaiseau p.111)
1000:Malta (linear measure, Palaiseau p.98)
987:Malta (cloth measure, Palaiseau p.160)
935:Genoa (linear measure, Palaiseau p.91)
922:Genoa (cloth measure, Palaiseau p.148)
829:, it was 24.61 cm (9.7 in).
111:The length of the hand—originally the
2123:
2095:https://archive.org/details/b30452600
1837:
1626:
1516:Hirsch, Emil G.; et al. (1906),
1511:
1509:
1507:
1505:
1119:), was equivalent to 0.3774 metres.
1054:Rome (cloth measure, Palaiseau p.173)
696:
192:Ancient Egyptian units of measurement
2103:
2084:
1987:
1799:
1775:at the Villa at Poggio Gramignano",
1669:Rossi, Cesare; Flavio Russo (2009),
1620:
1400:
909:Florence (for wool, Palaiseau p.146)
896:Florence (for silk, Palaiseau p.146)
875:Length of a palm in European cities
1822:
1697:
1655:
1531:
1375:
974:Livorno (for wool, Palaiseau p.157)
961:Livorno (for silk, Palaiseau p.157)
410:
375:Ancient Hebrew units of measurement
365:) of about 60 cm (2 ft).
24:
1805:William L. Hosch (editor) (2010).
1679:, No. 33, Cham: Springer, p.
1573:"2947 tephach & 948 tophach",
1502:
598:Ancient Roman units of measurement
476:Ancient Greek units of measurement
294:The palm was subdivided into four
25:
2190:
2135:, volume 16. Edinburgh: J. Brown.
1714:The Oxford Classical Dictionary,
1554:, Oxford: Oxford University Press
1370:, Oxford: Oxford University Press
469:
414:
368:
96:, where it was also known as the
2174:Human-based units of measurement
1526:, vol. XII, pp. 483 ff
287:, and appears on many surviving
185:
2069:
2053:
2033:
1996:
1981:
1934:
1895:
1871:
1852:
1764:
1617:. London: William Lee, page 40.
1584:
1566:
1332:
1319:
1302:
1267:
1252:
723:Portuguese units of measurement
633:The palm was divided into four
591:
545:). Two palms made a half-foot (
251:Detail of the cubit rod in the
1552:Oxford Biblical Studies Online
1448:
1424:
1352:
1239:
1230:
1217:
1203:The Moroccan palm is given by
805:palmo del braccio di mercantia
736:) and early modern Europe—the
13:
1:
2179:Obsolete units of measurement
1346:
1187:of 1824 that established the
541:) or two "middle phalanges" (
2014:(in Italian). Archived from
1462:Ancient Egyptian Mathematics
1327:international yard and pound
1198:
7:
1630:Mathematics and Measurement
1100:
1097:
1087:
1084:
1072:
1069:
1059:
1056:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1034:
1031:
1028:
1020:
1017:
1005:
1002:
992:
989:
979:
976:
966:
963:
955:
952:
940:
937:
927:
924:
914:
911:
901:
898:
381:unit in ancient Mesopotamia
10:
2195:
1458:Ancient Egyptian Science,
1455:Clagett, Marshall (1999),
1141:
1137:
1040:Portugal (Palaiseau p.109)
708:
595:
510:
500:
490:
473:
372:
199:
189:
180:
2039:Antonio Pasquale Favaro.
1485:Marshall Clagett (1999).
1418:Oxford English Dictionary
1394:Oxford English Dictionary
1368:Oxford English Dictionary
1171:) or, equivalently, four
1105:
781:) varied regionally. The
379:The palm was not a major
2114:Thomas Mortimer (1810).
2012:www.calitritradizioni.it
1990:Pattern Makers Assistant
1941:Hutton, Charles (1795),
1878:Hutton, Charles (1795),
1210:
1185:Weights and Measures Act
569:); five, a short cubit (
307:Three palms made up the
2004:"Antichi pesi e misure"
1753:Charles Hutton (1795).
1523:The Jewish Encyclopedia
728:The palms of medieval (
361:
355:
345:
335:
329:
319:
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300:
272:
125:Spanish customary units
2120:. London: R. Phillips.
2059:Carlo Afan de Rivera.
1548:"Weights and Measures"
1518:"Weights and Measures"
1191:and is not a standard
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168:
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145:
137:
129:
55:
1988:Rose, Joshua (1900).
1611:John Greaves (1647).
1432:Lepsius, Karl Richard
1151:
832:In France, the palm (
704:
673:; five, a hand-and-a-
250:
33:
850:Pernes-les-Fontaines
773:In Italy, the palm (
142:was the palm, while
2064:- (in Italian) - -
1299:th part of an inch.
1289:is reckoned as the
1124:(from 1480 to 1840)
876:
797:palmo di architetti
618:) made up ¼ of the
518:) made up ¼ of the
1154:
874:
707:
697:Continental Europe
610:) or lesser palm (
317:) or lesser span (
261:
56:
18:Palm (measurement)
2021:on 6 January 2012
1579:, Bible Hub, 2016
1472:978-0-87169-232-0
1440:, Berlin: Dümmler
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888:Metric equivalent
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