English units

English units are the historical units of measurement used in England up to 1824, which evolved as a combination of the Anglo-Saxon and Roman systems of units. Various standards have applied to English units at different times, in different places, and for different applications. The units were redefined in the United Kingdom in 1824 by a Weights and Measures Act, which retained many but not all of the unit names and redefined some of the definitions.

The term "English units" is ambiguous, as it could refer either to the imperial units used in the UK, or to United States customary units, which retains some unit names but has some different definitions. (The terms imperial units or imperial measurements are used in the UK to refer to the non-metric system since they were used as a standard throughout the British Empire and the Commonwealth.)

History

Very little is known of the measurement units of the British Isles prior to Roman colonization in the 1st century CE. During the Roman period, Roman Britain relied on Ancient Roman units of measurement. During the Anglo-Saxon period, the North German foot of 335 millimetres (13.2 inches) was the nominal basis for other units of linear measurement. The foot was divided into 4 palms or 12 thumbs. A cubit was 2 feet, an elne 4 feet. The rod was 15 Anglo-Saxon feet, the furlong 10 rods. An acre was 4 × 40 rods, i.e., 160 square rods or 36,000 square Anglo-Saxon feet. However, Roman units continued to be used in the construction crafts and reckoning by the Roman mile of 5000 feet or 8 stades continued, in contrast to other Germanic countries who adopted the name "mile" for a longer native length closer to the league. From the time of Offa King of Mercia (8th century) until 1526 the Saxon pound, also known as the moneyers' pound (and later known as the Tower pound) was the fundamental unit of mass measurement.

New American

New American may refer to:

In business

New American Library, a book publisher

In culinary arts

New American cuisine, fusion cuisine originating from the 1980s

In education

New American High Schools initiative by the United States Department of Education

The New American Colleges & Universities, a consortium of more than 20 colleges and universities that subscribe to Ernest Boyer's (1928-1995) concept of the New American University being one that "purposefully integrates the liberal arts, professional studies, and civic engagement."

In music

New American Gospel, the second studio album by American groove metal band Lamb of God

In politics

New American Independent Party, a political party founded in 2004

New American Movement, a left-wing political movement founded in 1971

In publications

New American Bible

New American Standard Bible

The New American Poetry 1945-1960, a classic poetry anthology

New American Writing, a literary magazine

The New American, a publication of the John Birch Society

English

English may refer to:

English, an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to England

English language
- English studies, the study of English language and literature
- English language in England, a variant of the English language
- List of dialects of the English language
English people, a nation and ethnic group
- English national identity, an identity and common culture

English language

English studies, the study of English language and literature
English language in England, a variant of the English language
List of dialects of the English language

English studies, the study of English language and literature

English language in England, a variant of the English language

List of dialects of the English language

English people, a nation and ethnic group

English national identity, an identity and common culture

English national identity, an identity and common culture

English, Indiana, town in USA

English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community

English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname English

Streamline

Streamline may refer to:

Streamlines, streaklines, and pathlines, in fluid flows

Streamliner, any vehicle shaped to be less resistant to air

Streamline Air, American regional airline

Streamline (swimming), the position a swimmer takes underwater after pushing off a pool wall

Adobe Streamline, a discontinued line tracing program made by Adobe Systems

Streamline Cars, the company responsible for making the Burney car

Streamline Moderne, an architectural style related to Art Deco

Streamline Pictures, an American distribution company best known for distributing English dubbed Japanese animation

Streamline Studios, an independent Dutch outsourcing and game developing studio

Hal Roach's Streamliners, a series of short films made in the 1940s

Streamline (comics), a fictional super-hero character

Music

Streamline (band), a band featuring Brian Ireland of Something Corporate

Streamline (Lenny White album), 1978

Streamline (Lee Greenwood album), 1985

"Streamline" (song), a 1994 song by Spanish Makina band called Newton

Unit

Unit may refer to:

Science, technology, and medicine

Unit of measurement, a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law

Astronomical unit, a unit of length roughly between the Earth and the Sun

Blood unit, a measurement in blood transfusion is approximately 470ml

English units, a historical units of measurement used in England up to 1824

Enzyme unit, a measurement of active enzyme in a sample

Equivalent (chemistry), a unit of measurement used in chemistry and biology

Geological unit or rock unit, a volume of identifiable rock or ice

GNU Units, a software program for unit conversion

International unit, a unit of measurement for nutrients and drugs

Natural unit, a physical unit of measurement

Statistical unit, a data point on which statistical analysis is performed

Unit testing, a method by which individual units of source code

Unit, a vessel or section of a chemical plant or other industrial plant where a step in a production process called a unit operation takes place

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