Aum (unit) explained

Aum was a UK unit for hock; it was between 30 and 32 gallons.[1] [2] [3]

It is analogous to the Dutch measure of the same name.

Conversion

1 aum = 30-32 gallons [1]

1 aum = 0.136-0.145 m3[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cardarelli, François. Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Springer. 2003. 978-1-4471-1122-1. London. 46.
  2. Book: Gyllenbok, Jan. Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures. 2018-04-12. Birkhäuser. 9783319667126. en.
  3. Book: Jerrard, H. G.. A Dictionary of Scientific Units: Including dimensionless numbers and scales. 2013-03-09. Springer Science & Business Media. 9789401705714. en.