Лучшие расследования Шерлока Холмса / The Best of Sherlock Holmes

Britain units of measurement

Dear readers,

to have all the clues for the crimes you might need the following information:

Units of mass

ounce (oz) = 28.35 grams

Pound (lb) = 16 oz, 453,6 grams

Quarter = 28 lb

Units of volume

fluid ounce (fl. oz.) = 28.4 ml

Pint = 20 fl.oz.

Quart = 40 fl.oz.

Units of length and area

inch (in) = 2.54 cm

foot (ft) = 12 inches

yard (yd) = 3 feet, 36 inches

furlong = 220 (yd)

Mile = 5280 feet

League = 3 miles

Britain monetary units (Pre-decimal)

Pound sterling (£), the official currency of the UK

Shilling (s) = 1/20 £, 12 pence

Britain coinage (Pre-decimal)

Farthing, a copper or (later) bronze coin with value of ¼ d

Penny, a copper or (later) bronze coin with value of 1 d

Florin, a silver coin with value of 2 s

Crown, a silver coin with value of 5 s

Sovereign, a gold coin with value of 1 £ (used mostly as an investment rather than as a legal tender)