<page_title> Stone (unit) </page_title> <section_title> Elsewhere </section_title> <table> <cell> Amsterdam <col_header> City </col_header> </cell> <cell> Netherlands <col_header> Modern country </col_header> </cell> <cell> Steen <col_header> Term used </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3.953 <col_header> Weight of stone in kilograms </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8 <col_header> Weight of stone in local pounds </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3 <col_header> City </col_header> </cell> <cell> "Metric stone" (after 1817) <col_header> Term used </col_header> </cell> </table>
In Amsterdam, Netherlands according to the metric system in 1817, the steen (stone) had previously been 8 pounds (3.953 kg) but was redefined as 3 kg.