10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYTHIC»
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The Universal Cambist and Commercial Instructor, Being a ...
Two sorts of Long Measure were used in Greece; namely, the Olympic and the
Pythic. The Olympic measure was psed in Peloponnesus, Attica, Sicily, and the
Greek cities in Italy. The Pythic measure was used in Thessaly, Illyria, Phocis,
and ...
2
The Universal Cambist and Commercial Instructor: Being a ...
Two sorts of Long Measure were used in Greece; namely, the Olympic and the
Pythic. The Olympic measure was used in Peloponnesus, Attica, Sicily, and the
Greek cities in Italy. The Pythic measure was used in Thessaly, Illyria, Phocis,
and ...
3
Encyclopaedia Londinensis
Pythic land-Measure. 1666? square cubits . 1 Hemihectos. 2 Hemihecti . r Modius
. 6 Modu ._ . r Medimnus or Jugerum. Hence the Pythic jugerum appears to have
been equal to rog-Engllsh perches, or nearly-Hths of an acre. The plethron, or ...
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, ...
1 Mediinnus or Jugerum. Hence it appears that the Olymrtic jugerum was equal f
103 English perches, or nearly fihs of an acre. Pythic Land-Measure. 1666}
Square cubits . = 1 Hcmihectoi. 2 Hemihecti . . ;= 1 Modius. 6 Modii . . . — 1
Medimnus ...
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The Mythology and Fables of the Ancients, Explain'd from History
I Have said in the History of Apollo (i)y that the Overthrow of the Serpent Python-
gave rise to the Institution of the Pythic Games, which makes Ausomus fay: Pythia
placando Delphi Jtatuere Draconi (1). I have explained this Fable, and shewed ...
Banier (M. l'abbé, Antoine), 1740
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Inductive Metrology: Or, The Recovery of Ancient Measures ...
82 (81) ,, ,, 1930 Double Pythic foot . . 83 ,1 '7 . (83) ” ” mss} s 95 . . . . . 83 (84)
Table of Asia. Minor results . . . . 84 (85) Greek unit of 11'60 The Pelasgo-Etrurio-
Roman foot . 85 (86) ,, ,, 12-40 Babylonian foot . . . . 86 (87) ,, ,, 1216 Olympic foot
.
William Matthew Flinders Petrie, 2013
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The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society: JRGS
work, lends the greatest weight to the belief of a real variety of stades, is
Censorinus : he distinguishes three stades ; namely, the Italic of 625 feet, the
Olympic of 600 feet; and the Pythic of 1000 feet.* As Censorinus makes no
distinction ...
Royal Geographical Society, 1839
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Popular tables for ascertaining, at sight, the value of ...
Parts. 100 = 12-21 and 100 □ 100 = 345-17 100 : Prts. 81860 28-97 GREEK
ROMAN GALLIC ARABIAN 1 = * Ancient Roman Mile. Pythic Stadium f. . . 161 J.
1 = yij Ancient Roman Mile. Ancient Mile .... 1612. 1 = 8 Olympic Stadia. Leuca
2418.
Charles Madinger Willich, Montague Marriott, 1871
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Popular Tables ... for ascertaining ... the value of ...
... Ancient Roman Mile. PYTHIC STADIUMT. 161%. 100 = 9'16 ,, 100 =1091'81 1
= ilfiAncient Roman Mile. ROMAN ANOIENT MILE . . . 1612. 100= 91'59 ,, 100=
10918 1 = 8 Olympic Stadia. GALLIC LEUCA.
Charles Madinger WILLICH, 1861
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An elementary treatise on arithmetic: taken principally from ...
The Olympic foot, properly called the Greek foot, according to Dr. Hutton, contains
12,108 English inches, Folkes, 12,072 Cavallo 12,084 The Pythic foot, called
also natural foot, according to Hutton, contains 9,768 Paucton, 9,731 Hence it ...
Silvestre François Lacroix, 1825
