CELL TELL
Documentation of natural cell size.
 









Source

Year

Original Unit of Measure

Cell Width
in mm

Range

Swammerdam

1600's

cells/dm2

5.1

Maraldi

"

5.0-5.4

Reaumur

1700's

"

5.3

Klugel

"

5.3

Castillon

"

5.3-5.5

Latreille

1800's

"

5.4

Vogt

"

5.3-5.5

Collin

1865

"

5.2

Langstroth/ Dadant

"

5.3

Root

1876

cells/inch

5.2

Chesire

1886

"

5.1

5.06-5.45

Cowan

1898

cells/in2

5.1

4.72-5.36

Cook

1904

"

5.1

5.06-5.45

Miller

1910

"

5.1

5.11-5.29

Grout

1937

cells/dm2

4.95-5.49

Taber & Owens

1970

mm/cell

5.2

4.99-5.45

Dadant

1946

cells/dm2

5.2

5.06-5.20

Dadant

1975

"

5.2

Messange & Goncalves

1985

mm/cell

5.1

5.07-5.11
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