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Old Units of Measurement in India

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The examples of old units of measurement have been divided into three parts, namely, Sect. 1.1 is for time intervals, Sect. 1.2 is for length intervals and Sect. 1.3 is for weight and volume.

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Gupta, S. (2020). Old Units of Measurement in India. In: Units of Measurement. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 122. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43969-9_1

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