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25–64 (N= m:1,633 f:1,940, SD= m:11.7 cm (4.6 in) f:9.8 cm (3.9 in)) 66.8%: Measured: 2011 [72] The Gambia – Rural: 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) 1.06: 21–49 (N= m:9,559 f:13,160, SD= m:6.7 cm (2.6 in) f:5.6 cm (2.2 in)) — Measured: 1950–1974 [73] Georgia: 173.8 cm (5 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.08
15 cm = 1.5 dm – approximate size of largest beetle species; 19 cm = 1.9 dm – length of a banana; 26.3 cm = 2.6 dm – length of average male human foot; 29.98 cm = 2.998 dm – distance light in vacuum travels in one nanosecond; 30 cm = 3.0 dm – maximum leg length of a Goliath birdeater
251 cm: 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. [254] 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.
5 ft 8 in 173 cm: 8 in 20 cm 1860: Abraham Lincoln: 6 ft 4 in 193 cm: Stephen A. Douglas [73] John C. Breckinridge [74] 5 ft 4 in 6 ft 2 in: 163 cm 188 cm: 12 in 2 in: 30 cm 5 cm 1856: James Buchanan: 6 ft 0 in 183 cm: Millard Fillmore John C. Frémont [75] 5 ft 9 in 5 ft 9 in: 175 cm 175 cm: 3 in 3 in: 8 cm 8 cm 1852: Franklin Pierce: 5 ft 10 ...
The recent formula used by the Brannock device assumes a foot length of 2 barleycorns less than the length of the last; thus, men's size 1 is equivalent to a last's length of 8 + 1 ⁄ 3 in (21.17 cm) and foot's length of 7 + 2 ⁄ 3 in (19.47 cm), and children's size 1 is equivalent to 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (10.8 cm) last's length and 3 + 7 ⁄ 12 in ...
The toise has 6 pieds (feet) each of 326.6 mm (12.9 in). He was unsuccessful in introducing a standard unit of length throughout his realm: an analysis of the measurements of Charlieu Abbey shows that during the 9th century the Roman foot of 296.1 mm (11.66 in) was used; when it was rebuilt in the 10th century, a foot of about 320 mm (12.6 in ...
Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.
These lengths typically ranged from 44.4 to 52.92 cm (1 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in to 1 ft 8 + 13 ⁄ 16 in), with an ancient Roman cubit being as long as 120 cm (3 ft 11 in). Cubits of various lengths were employed in many parts of the world in antiquity , during the Middle Ages and as recently as early modern times .