 | Olinthus Gregory - 1838 - 448 páginas
...nations. In this kingdom, Length is a Yard. Surface is a Square Yard, the ^g^ of an The standard of • ^ u- vj C Solidity is a Cubic Yard. ( Capacity is a...lines, but these have properly fallen into disuse. Particular Measures of Length. A Nail = Quarter= Yard = Ell = Hand = Fathom = Link = Inches 1 Nails... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - 1841 - 490 páginas
...or pole poles = 1 furlong H lurlongs = 1 mile C91, mies = 1 degree of a great circle of the earth. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a...by scientific persons, it is divided into tenths, liundredths, &c. Formerly, it was made to consist of twelve parts, called lines ; but these have properly... | |
 | 1841 - 598 páginas
...36.00088 36.00135 36.00249 Its copy, at Marischal College, Aberdeen, - 30.00244 The inch is the shortest lineal measure to which a name is given ; but subdivisions are used for many purposes. By mechanics it is commonly divided into eighths. By the officers of the revenue, and by men of science,... | |
 | 1841 - 604 páginas
...lineal measure to which a name is given ; but subdivisions are used for many purposes. By mechanies it is commonly divided into eighths. By the officers of the revenue, and by men of science, it is divided into tenths, hundredllis, &c. Formerly it was made to consist of twelve... | |
 | Alfred Crowquill - 1843 - 156 páginas
...MEASURE. HIS Measure respects length only, and is used in taking the distance from one place to another. An Inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given ; but sub -divisions are used for many purposes. Among mechanics the inch is usually divided into eighths:... | |
 | James Wharton - 1847 - 224 páginas
...Furlongs = 1 Mile. Inches Feet 5¿ Yards 40 Poles 8 69TV Miles = 1 Degree of a Great Circle of the Earth. An Inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a...lines, but these have properly fallen into disuse. Inches, Nails, Quarters, A Nail = Quarter = Yard = Ell = Hand = Fathom = 6 Feet, Link =s 7 In., 92hdths..... | |
 | Olinthus Gilbert Gregory - 1848 - 572 páginas
...league. And the length of a degree of longitude, measured upon the equator, is 69*1555 imperial miles. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a...Among mechanics the inch is commonly divided into fiyhth*. By the officers of the revenue, and by scientific persons, it is divided into tenths, hundredth*,... | |
 | Modern domestic cookery - 1851 - 754 páginas
...Pole 40 Poles = 1 Furlong 8 Furlongs = 1 Mile 69^, Miles = 1 Degree of a Great Circle of the Earth. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a...it was made to consist of 12 parts, called lines. PARTICULAR MEASURES OF LENGTH. used for measuring Cloth of all kinds. Inches Nails Quarters Quarters... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1851 - 314 páginas
...in. ftyd. fth. po. fur. mi. lea. deg. or 69^ British miles Obs. Among mechanics the inch is usually divided into eighths. By the officers of the revenue,...Formerly it was made to consist of 12 parts called lines. Bar. 3= 1 Inch. 36= 12= 1 Foot. 108 = 36= 3 = 1 Yard. 594= 198= 161= 51= i Pole. 23760= 7920= 660 =... | |
 | Francis Lieber - 1851 - 606 páginas
...poles =: 1 furlong 8 furlongs :== 1 mile 69 1-15 miles — 1 degree of a great circle of the earth. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a...used for many purposes. Among mechanics, the inch is conmionly divided into eighths. By the officers of the revenue, and by scientific persons, it is divided... | |
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An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given ; but subdivisions are used for many purposes. Among mechanics the inch is commonly divided into eighths. By the officers of the revenue, and by scientific persons, it is divided into tenths,... 
