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Wine was measured with units based on the wine gallon of 231 cubic inches (3.785 L), beer was measured with units based on an ale gallon of 282 cubic inches (4.621 L) and grain was measured with the Winchester measure with a gallon of approximately 268.8 cubic inches (one eighth of a Winchester bushel or 4.405 L). In 1824, these units were ...
A metric National Grid was used as the basis for maps published by the Ordnance Survey from World War II onwards; [47] War Office maps had had a metric grid since 1920. [48] The Ordnance Survey decided on full metrication in 1964. The one inch to the mile (1:63,360) range of maps started being replaced with the 1:50000 range in 1969. [49]
Width of the hand and outstretched thumb, 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches before 12th century, 6 thereafter [14] Link: 201.2 mm: 7.92 inches or one 100th of a chain. [15] (A modern Indian surveyor's chain has 200 mm links.) Span: 228.6 mm: Width of the outstretched hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, 3 palms = 9 inches. Foot ...
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The United States retained the 1 / 39.37 -metre definition for surveying, producing a 2 millionth part difference between standard and US survey inches. [47] This is approximately 1 / 8 inch per mile; 12.7 kilometres is exactly 500,000 standard inches and exactly 499,999 survey inches.
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British (UK) and American (US) standard dress sizes, s, are calculated by bust circumference, b, measured in inches, as follows: US: s = b − 28 UK: s = b − 24