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I To the Measure whereby we judge of the MULTITUDE of things may be annexed NUMBER, enumerate, reckon, compute, muster, count, re-count, Tale, tell, Arithmetic, Cyphering. If the way of Numeration were now to be stated, it would seem more convenient to determine the first Period or Stand at the number Eight, and not at Ten; because the way of Dichotomy or Bipartition being the most natural and easie kind of Di∣vision, that Number is capable of this down to an Unite, and according to this should be the several denominations of all other kinds of Measures, whether of Capacity, Gravity, Valor, Duration. So eight Farthings would make a Peny, eight Pence a Shilling, eight Shillings an Angel, eight Angels a Pound. So eight Grains should make a Scruple, eight Scruples a Dram, eight Drams an Ounce, eight Ounces a Pound, &c. But because general custom hath already agreed upon the decimal way, therefore I shall not insist upon the change of it.

The different degrees of Number generally received, are these.

• 1 ONE, Ace, Vnite, Once, First, Imprimis, Single.
• 2 TWO, a Couple, a Brace, a Pair, a Yoke, Second-ly, Twice, Double, Twofold, Bipartite.
• 3 THREE, a Leash, Ternary, Trey, Third-ly, Tertian, Thrice, Treble, Threefold, Tripartite, Trine-ity.
• 4 FOUR, Fourth-ly, Quartan, Quaternion, Fourfold, Quadruple, Qua∣drupartite. Quartile.
• 5 FIVE, Fifth-ly, Quintuple, Fivefold.
• 6 SIX, Sixth-ly, Sixfold, Sextuple, Sextile, Senary.
• 7 SEVEN, Seventh-ly, Septuple, Sevenfold.
• 8 EIGHT, Eighth-ly, Octuple, Eightfold.
• 9 NINE, Ninth-ly, Ninefold.

These measures of MAGNITUDE (to which may be annexed the No∣tion of CONTENT) may be reduced to these Heads.

• 1 Line.
• 2 INCH.
• 3 FOOT.
• 4 STANDARD.
• 5 PEARCH.
• 6 FURLONG.
• 7 MILE.
• 8 LEAGUE.
• 9 DEGREE.

• दश - सप्तविंशति (ronna , planck )
• दश - चतुर्विंशती (yotta , yocto )
• दश - एकविंशति (zetta , zepto )
• दश - अष्टदश (exa , atto )
• दश - पंचदश (peta , femto )
• दश - द्वादश ( tera , pico )
• दश एकादश (
• दश - दश
• दश - नाव ( giga , nano )
• दश - अष्ट (
• दश - सप्त
• दश - षष्ट ( micron , mega )
• दश - त्रि ( kilo , milli )
• दश - द्वि (- शत - 100 , centi , hecto)
• दश - एक ( deci , deca )
• एक (metre)

पदाणु ( decimeter ) पदाण्ड (

And so for Measures of Capacity: The cubical content of this Standard may be called the Bushel: the Tenth part of the Bushel, the Peck; the Tenth part of a Peck, a Quart; and the Tenth of that, a Pint, &c. And so for as many other Measures upwards as shall be thought expedient for use.