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The smaller of the Egyptian ells measured 17.72 in (45 cm), but the standard Babylonian ell, cast in stone on one of the statues of King Gudea, was 49.5 cm (19.49 in), and the larger Egyptian ell was between 52.5 and 52.8 cm (20.67 and 20.79 in). [1]
The tallest U.S. president was Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimeters), while the shortest was James Madison at 5 feet 4 inches (163 centimeters). Donald Trump, the current president, is 6 feet 3 inches (190 centimeters) according to a physical examination summary from February 2019. [2]
The size of a screen is usually described by the length of its diagonal, which is the distance between opposite corners, typically measured in inches. It is also sometimes called the physical image size to distinguish it from the "logical image size," which describes a screen's display resolution and is measured in pixels .
Name Country Dates Platform/ target Dimensions Warhead Propulsion Performance 18 in. Mk.V UK 1899: Destroyer & submarine/ surface: Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm) Length:199.4 in (5,060 mm)
Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches (269.06 m) long with a maximum breadth of 92 feet 6 inches (28.19 m). The ship's total height, measured from the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104 feet (32 m). [16] Titanic measured 46,329 GRT and 21,831 NRT [17] and with a draught of 34 feet 7 inches (10.54 m) and displaced 52,310 tonnes. [5]
The greatest 24-hour rainfall was 4.93 in (125 mm) on August 1, 1926. The snowiest month on record was January 2014, with 30.3 in (77 cm) of snowfall. [92] The greatest calendar-day snowfall was 18.0 in (46 cm) on February 28, 1900. [93]
During the 2015 Texas–Oklahoma floods, Wichita Falls broke its all-time record for the wettest month, with 17.00 inches of rain recorded in May 2015. [ 27 ] Climate data for Wichita Falls, Texas ( Wichita Falls Regional Airport ), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1923–present
If there are very deep cuts in emissions, sea level rise would slow between 2050 and 2100. It could then reach by 2100 between 30 cm (1 ft) and 1.0 m (3 + 1 ⁄ 3 ft) from now and approximately 60 cm (2 ft) to 130 cm (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) from the 19th century. With high emissions it would instead accelerate further, and could rise by 50cm (1.6 ft ...