Canna (unit)

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Metric conversion table, 1860 Tabella conversione metrica 1860 MG 7771.jpg
Metric conversion table, 1860

Canna (pl. canne; proper meaning in Italian: Cane) was an ancient Italian unit of length, which differed from place to place.

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    • De Rosa, Vincenzo (1977). "Tavole di ragguaglio delle misure napoletane comuni e delle consuetudinarie capuane con il sistema metrico decimale". Quaderni della Gazzetta di Gaeta (in Italian) (14). Cassino: Di Bernardo.
  1. "The Water Supply of the Maltese Islands" (PDF). Archivum Melitense. VII (1). Malta Historical and Scientific Society: 6. 1922. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. One Maltese canna is practically, equal,[ sic ] to 2 yards 10 inches.