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2. Letter (paper size) - Wikipedia

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   The precise origins of the dimensions of US letter-size paper (8.5 × 11 in) are not known. The American Forest & Paper Association says that the standard US dimensions have their origin in the days of manual papermaking, the 11-inch length of the standard paper being about a quarter of "the average maximum stretch of an experienced vatman's arms". [2]

3. Foolscap folio - Wikipedia

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   A comparison of the A4 and Foolscap folio papersize. Foolscap folio, commonly contracted to foolscap or cap or folio and in short FC, is paper cut to the size of 8.5 × 13.5 in (216 × 343 mm) for printing or to 8 × 13 in (203 × 330 mm) for "normal" writing paper (foolscap). [1]

4. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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   Volume may be measured either in terms of units of cubic length or with specific volume units. The units of cubic length (the cubic inch, cubic foot, cubic mile, etc.) are the same in the imperial and US customary systems, but they differ in their specific units of volume (the bushel, gallon, fluid ounce, etc.). The US customary system has one ...

5. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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   Typical size of a fog, mist, or cloud water droplet 10 μm Width of transistors in the Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor: 12 μm Width of acrylic fiber: 17-181 μm Width range of human hair [25] 10 −4: 100 μm: 340 μm Size of a pixel on a 17-inch monitor with a resolution of 1024×768 560 μm

6. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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   Its exact size varied from city to city and could range between 270 mm (10.6 in) and 350 mm (13.8 in), but lengths used for temple construction appear to have been about 295 mm (11.6 in) to 325 mm (12.8 in); the former was close to the size of the Roman foot.

7. 46 cm/45 Type 94 naval gun - Wikipedia

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   The 46 cm (18.1 in) 46 cm/45 Type 94 naval rifle was a wire-wound gun.Mounted in three 3-gun turrets (nine per ship), they served as the main armament of the two Yamato-class battleships that were in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.