Imperial units
Petrol/gasoline is still sold by the imperial gallon in Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Burma, Grenada, Guyana, Sierra Leone and the United Arab Emirates.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
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See also
- Board foot
- Cooking weights and measures
- Conversion of units
- Cord (unit of volume)
- History of measurement
- Metrication
- Unit of measurement
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References
- ^ General Tables of Units of Measurement. online pdf. NIST, United States Government. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ Though not exact this was the figure in use in practice.
- ^ Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurements (pdf). NIST. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
- ^ Sizes.com
- ^ EU shelves ban on imperial measures (online) (English). Press Association/Guardian Unlimited (May 9, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ Weights and Measures Act: Canadian units of measure. Justice Canada. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
- ^ Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising. Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
- ^ Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations. Justice Canada, Legislative Services Branch. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
- ^ A Canadian compromise. CBC. Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
- ^ A Canadian compromise. CBC. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ a b Les livres et les pieds, toujours présents (eng:The pounds and feet, always present). 5 sur 5, Société Radio-Canada. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ Driver’s Licences: Photo ID
- ^ FuelPrices1999 (pdf) 9. German Technical Cooperation. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ GRENADA VISITOR FORUM - Cost Of Living - Grocery Prices. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ The Government of Grenada - The Ministry of Agriculture. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. “he price of gasoline at the pumps was fixed at EC$7.50 per imperial gallon...”
- ^ Belize Ministry of Finance::FAQ. Belize Ministry of Finance. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. “#Kerosene per US Gallon (per Imperial gallon)#Gasoline (Regular)(per Imperial Gallon)# Gasoline (Premium) (per Imperial Gallon)#Diesel (per Imperial Gallon)”
- ^ Belize shopping. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. “Although the Belize $ is pegged at two for every US$, they use Imperial gallons rather than the smaller US gallons (0.83 of an Imperial) when dealing with gasoline. The cheapest grade of gasoline was US$4.69/Imperial gallon”
- ^ The High Commission Antigua and Barbuda. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ FuelPrices2005 (pdf) 96. German Technical Cooperation. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
- ^ 500 Are Detained in Burmese Capital. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. “... the Government cut the ration of subsidized gasoline from six to four imperial gallons a week”
- ^ Burma's Activists March against Fuel Price (20 Aug 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-16. “The government, which holds a monopoly on fuel sales and subsidizes them, raised prices of fuel from 1,500 kyats (US $1.16) to 3,000 kyats ($2.33) per imperial gallon for diesel and to 2,500 kyats ($1.94) for gasoline.”
- ^ Win, Aye Aye (22 Aug 2007). Fuel Hike Protest Begins in Myanmar. Associated Press. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. “The government, which holds a monopoly on fuel sales and subsidizes them, raised prices of fuel from $1.16 to $2.33 per imperial gallon for diesel and to $1.94 for gasoline. A canister of natural gas containing 17 gallons was raised from 39 cents to $1.94.”
- Appendices B and C of NIST Handbook 44
- Barry N. Taylor's NIST Special Publication 811, also available as a PDF file
- 6 George IV chapter 12, 1825 (statute)
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External links
- Anglo-Saxon weights & measures
- British Weights And Measures Association
- Canada Weights and Measures Act 1970-71-72
- General table of units of measure - NIST - pdf
- How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
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