Lou Panard, the star Antares which, rising late and setting early, not appearing much above the horizon, is visible only on one side of it.
4. The Filiation of the English Foot, of the
Rhineland Foot, and of the Marseilles Pan
In the description of the ancient cubits and talents and of the Roman system derived from them, the filiation of the English system of weights and measures, and of the Scots and other cognate systems, is clearly seen. There was no taking of a King’s heel-to-toe as a foot, no pound imported from some unknown country at an unknown period, no wheat-quarter preserved in the dimensions of an Egyptian sarcophagus, not even a pint from the Roman sextarius; legend disappears, the course of evolution, and, at one point, of involution, is clear, and as thoroughly scientific as in any system invented by an Academy of Sciences. Here are the links of filiation of the English foot:
1. The Egyptian meridian cubit.
2. The royal cubit, increased from the meridian cubit.
3. The royal foot, two-thirds of the royal cubit.
4. The cubic royal foot.
5. The Alexandrian talent, the weight of a royal cubic foot of water.
6. The Roman ounce, 1/1500 of the Alexandrian talent.
7. The English talent, 1000 Roman ounces.