.. Handy notes and queries . fathom is six feet. furl. mile. = .000126 — .0000158 = .00151= .00454= .0091= .025= 1— 8 = .0001894= .000568= .001136= .003125= .125= 1 French metres. .0254 .3048 .9144 A hand (horse measure) is four inches. A palm is three inches. A span is 10% inches. A cubit is two feet. A great cubit is 11 feet. A pace is three feet. Surveying- Measure (Lineal). =1 = = 36 — = 92 = 100 = =12 = feet. yards. • .0278- .22 =.01 =.01515 =.04505 —1 = 8000 m 5280 = 17

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.. Handy notes and queries . fathom is six feet. furl. mile. = .000126 — .0000158 = .00151= .00454= .0091= .025= 1— 8 = .0001894= .000568= .001136= .003125= .125= 1 French metres. .0254 .3048 .9144 A hand (horse measure) is four inches. A palm is three inches. A span is 10% inches. A cubit is two feet. A great cubit is 11 feet. A pace is three feet. Surveying- Measure (Lineal). =1 = = 36 — = 92 = 100 = =12 = feet. yards. • .0278- .22 =.01 =.01515 =.04505 —1 = 8000 m 5280 = 17 French metres. .0254 .2012 .3048 .9144 1 knot or geographical mile1 Admiralty knot statute miles = 6080 feet. Table o£ Quantities. 1854 metres = statute mile. 12 units or articles,12 dozen 20 units or articles,24 sheets paper, 1 quire. 20 quires 2 reams 5 bundlesPrinters token, 1 ream. 1 bundle. 1 bale. 250 sheets. 3!. ®f-ffl m mm ©> p

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