distance unit name ending in "year" by comparing it to a walking hour (Wegstunde). A contemporary German popular astronomical book also noticed that light-year...

The units of measurement of German-speaking countries consist of a variety of units, with varying local standard definitions. While many were made redundant...

513 legua Chile, (Guatemala, Haiti) = 36 cuadros = 5,400 varas 04,531 Wegstunde Saxony 1722 1840 1,000 Dresden rods introduced on occasion of a countrywide...

definitions, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18 or 20 feet, varied between approx. 3 and 5 m. Wegstunde – 'Way's hour', one hours travel (by foot), used up to the 18th century...

062 kilometres. To indicate distances on the mileposts, Zürner used the league (Wegstunde), which equalled a half mile. The survey journeys usually began in Leipzig...