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  2. Chinese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Table of Chinese length units in Hong Kong [7] and Macau [8] Jyutping Character English Portuguese Relative value Metric value Imperial value Notes fan1: 分: fan: condorim 1 ⁄ 100: 3.714 75 mm: 0.1463 in cyun3: 寸: tsun: ponto 1 ⁄ 10: 37.1475 mm: 1.463 in Hong Kong and Macau inch cek3: 尺: chek: côvado 1 371.475 mm: 1.219 ft Hong Kong ...

  3. Standard-gauge railway - Wikipedia

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    George Stephenson introduced the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) gauge (including a belated extra 1 ⁄ 2 in (13 mm) of free movement to reduce binding on curves [16]) for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, authorised in 1826 and opened 30 September 1830. The extra half inch was not regarded at first as very significant, and some early trains ...

  4. Maltese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Table of length units Unit Plural Relative value Metric value Imperial value Notes pulzier: pulzieri 1 ⁄ 12 ~2.183 cm ~0.8594 in The Maltese inch. Exactly 55 ⁄ 64 imperial inches. fitel: iftla 1 ⁄ 2 ~13.1 cm ~5.156 in This unit is not in the 1921 act. xiber: xbar 1 ~26.19 cm ~10.31 in The Maltese hand span, equivalent to the foot.

  5. Cadillac V16 engine - Wikipedia

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    It retained the V-16's 4 in (100 mm) stroke, but was bored out to 3.125 in (79.4 mm), giving it a displacement of 368 cu in (6,030 cc). Output was rated at 135 hp (101 kW) with two carburetors. As with the V-16s , Cadillac V-12 cars were designed to make a statement, so all engine wiring and plumbing was hidden from view.

  6. Buick straight-6 engine - Wikipedia

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    Buick straight-8 engine. The Buick straight 6 was an engine manufactured by Buick from 1914 to 1930 and was exclusively used in the Buick Six platform, then later in the Buick Master Six and Buick Standard Six. They were OHV, like their previous engines, as Buick had been almost exclusively using overhead valve engines since the Model B in 1904.

  7. Metrication in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada uses the inch-based paper standard e.g. the US Letter (8.5 inches × 11 inches), rather than the metric-based A4 paper size (210 mm × 297 mm) used throughout most of the world. The government, however, uses a combination of ISO paper sizes, and CAN 2-9.60M "Paper Sizes for Correspondence" specifies P1 through P6 paper sizes, which are ...

  8. Cadillac V8 engine - Wikipedia

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    Displacement was increased to 365 cu in (6.0 L) for 1956 by increasing the bore to 4 inches (101.6 mm) while maintaining the 3 + 5 ⁄ 8 in (92.1 mm) stroke. For the three years that the 365 was made, the base versions had a single four-barrel carburetor. The 1956 version produced 285 horsepower.

  9. Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII - Wikipedia

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    Gun shields 3 in (7.6 cm) Deck 4.75–3.125 in (12.07–7.94 cm) amidships; 1 in (2.5 cm) fore and aft. Profile of Alfonso XIII with its appearance in 1896. Alfonso XIII was a Reina Regente -class first-class protected cruiser of the Spanish Navy which served in the Spanish fleet from 1896 until the early years of the 20th century.