Tael, Mass

The tael (Chinese: 兩; Pinyin: Liǎng), was part of the Chinese system of weights and currency. There were many different weights of tael depending on the region or type of trade. In general the silver tael weighed around 40g. The most common government measure was the Kuping (treasury) tael, weighing 1.2 Troy ounces (37.3g). A common commercial weight, the Tsaoping tael weighed 1.18 Troy ounces (36.7g) of marginally less pure silver. Read more >>

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Metric

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Kilonewton
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Kilogram
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Hectogram
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Gram
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Carat
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Centigram
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Milligram
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Microgram
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Nanogram
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Atomic mass unit
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Avoirdupois (U.S.)

Long ton
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Short ton
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Long hundredweight
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Short hundredweight
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Stone
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Pound
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Ounce
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Dram
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Grain
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Troy

Pound
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Ounce
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Pennyweight
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Carat
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Grain
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Mite
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Doite
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Japanese

Koku
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Kann
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Kinn
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Monnme
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Chinese

Tael
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Ku ping
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Old Swedish

Skeppspund
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Lispund
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Skålpund
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Mark
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Uns
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Lod
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In the physical sciences, weight is the downward force exerted on matter as a result of gravity. An object's weight is equal to its mass multiplied by the magnitude of the gravitational field. The word entered Old English sometime around the 9th century, and meant the quantity measured with a balance. The word "weight" is commonly used synonymously with "mass", though the two concepts are technically quite distinct. Read more >>