More than a century later, Greaves'measurements were further analysed by John Taylor (1781-1864), who claimed that Greaves' findings indicated that the ancients had used a unit of measure about 1/1000 greater than a modern British inch.
More than a century later, Greaves'measurements and additional measurements made by French engineers during Napoleon's expedition in Egypt, were studied by John Taylor (1781-1864). Taylor claimed that the measurements indicated that the ancients had used a unit of measure about 1/1000 greater than a modern British inch.