A number of
units of measurement were used in
Slovakia to measure length, capacity, etc. Since 1876, under
Czechoslovakia,
Metric system has been compulsory.(Local measures and Old Vienna (v. Austria) measures were still used during time the state, Czechoslovakia, was established.)[1][2]
Old local measures during the first half of the 20th century
A number of units were used to measure quantities like length and capacity.
Length
A number of units were used in
Czechoslovakia to measure length. One latro was equal to 1.917 m.[1]
Capacity
In
Czechoslovakia, several units were used to measure capacity. One korec (or one strych) was equal to 93.592 L.[1][3]
References
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abcWashburn, E.W. (1926). International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology. New York: McGraw-Hil Book Company, Inc. p. 5.
^Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. p. 7.
ISBN978-1-4471-1122-1.
^Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. p. 104.
ISBN978-1-4471-1122-1.