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12.7 dm 3: 2.8 imp gal 2.9 U.S. dry gal Although etymologically related to the English unit bushel, the French bushel is about one third the size. A boisseau was defined as 10 ⁄ 27 of a cubic pied du roi. minot: 3 38.09 dm 3: 8.38 imp gal 8.65 U.S. dry gal mine: 6 76.17 dm 3: 16.76 imp gal
A famous measurement made using the Paris inch is the lens measurement of the first great refractor telescope, the Dorpat Great Refractor, also known as the Fraunhofer 9-inch. The 9-Paris inch diameter lens was made by Joseph von Fraunhofer, which works out to about 24.4 centimetres (9.59 English inches). This lens had the largest aperture of ...
Two foot: 610 mm (2 ft) Two foot three inch: 686 mm (2 ft 3 in) 750 mm: 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Bosnian gauge: 760 mm (2 ft 5 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) Two foot six inch: 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Swedish three foot: 891 mm (2 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 32 in) 900 mm: 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Three foot: 914 mm (3 ft) Italian metre: 950 mm (3 ft 1 + 13 ⁄ 32 in ...
Article 5 of the law of 18 Germinal, Year III (7 April 1795) defined five units of measure. The units and their preliminary values were: [7] The metre, for length – defined as being one ten millionth of the distance between the North Pole and the Equator through Paris; The are (100 m 2) for area [of land] The stère (1 m 3) for volume of firewood
8 ft 3 in: Claims of being 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm), not confirmed. 1962–1991 (29) Annie Irwin United States: 251 cm 8 ft 3 in Born in Chicago. Claimed to be 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm), not confirmed. [258] c. 1919 Donald McGregor Sweden: 250.2 cm 8 ft 2.5 in Donald McGregor was touring with the Foley and Burk shows in 1916.
“Zhang Ziyu is a cheat code,” a social media user said on X, formerly known as Twitter. Zhang is officially listed on FIBA's website as being 7-foot-3. - Fred Lee/Getty Images
One ligne is the equivalent of 0.0888 international inch. This is comparable in size to the British measurement called "line" (one-twelfth of an English inch), used prior to 1824. [6] (The French inch at that time was slightly larger than the English one, but the system of 12 inches to a foot and 12 lines to an inch was the same in both cases.)
Standing taller than any WNBA player ever, Zhang Ziyu has been called a “cheat code” and drawn comparisons to China’s basketball legend Yao Ming. China’s 7-Foot-3 Teen Basketballer Goes ...