History of measurement units of length referred to above and the Mesopotamian cubit were used in the 3rd millennium BC and are the earliest known units used by ancient peoples to measure length. The units of length used in ancient India included the dhanus, or dhanush (bow), the krosa (cry, or cow-call) and the yojana (stage). The common cubit was the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. It was divided into the span of the hand or the length between the tip of little finger to the tip of the thumb (one-half cubit), the palm
Ten More Turnips from the Tip of Dury as a child, in a pram being pushed by his father William Dury, with their dog Bella. Following a surprising lack of record company interest, negotiations with lawyers and Dury's accountant Ronnie Harris delayed the release of the album by six months but it was greeted by warm reviews and tracks from the album remain in the Blockheads live sets to this day. All tracks composed by Ian Dury and Chaz Jankel, except where indicated. Additional Personnel Ten More Turnips from the Tip Ten More Turnips from the Tip is the final studio album by Ian Dury and