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XXVI. Some observations on Doctor Bernard's cubic contents of the Roman Amphora. By Henry Norris, Esq.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

Henry Norris Esq.
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He states the amphora to be a quadrantall or cube of a Roman foot, which he makes equal to 970 thousand parts of the English foot, that is, 11,64 inches English; and gives the amphora to be in cubical contents, 1728 Roman cubic inches, and in English measure to be 1577,098 English cubic inches.

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Archaeologia , Volume 6 , 1782 , pp. 227 - 230
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1782

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