Aum (unit)

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]

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References

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

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[:0-1] Cardarelli, François (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. London: Springer. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1.

[2] Gyllenbok, Jan (2018-04-12). Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures. Birkhäuser. ISBN 9783319667126.

[3] Jerrard, H. G. (2013-03-09). A Dictionary of Scientific Units: Including dimensionless numbers and scales. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789401705714.