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The labor (/ l ə ˈ b ɔːr / in West Texas) is a unit of area, used to express an area of land, that is equal to 1 million square varas. A labor is equivalent to about 177.1 acres (71.67 ha). It was used in the archaic system of old Spanish land grants affecting Texas and parts of adjoining states.
The Greek foot (πούς, pous) had a length of 1 / 600 of a stadion, [12] one stadion being about 181.2 m (594 ft); [13] therefore a foot was, at the time, about 302 mm (11.9 in). 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 ...
The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada.It equals the volume of a board that is one foot (30.5 cm) in length, one foot (30.5 cm) in width, and one inch (2.54 cm) in thickness, or exactly 2.359 737 216 liters.
In Puerto Rico, a cuerda is a traditional unit of land area nearly equivalent to 3,930 square meters, [1] [2] or 4,700 square yards, 0.971 acre, or 0.393 hectare (ha). The precise conversion is 1 cuerda = 3,930.395625 m 2. [2] The term "Spanish acre" instead has been used sometimes by mainlanders. [1]
Updated November 25, 2024 at 1:53 PM. Rapper Ye is facing allegations of choking a model in a "pornographic" way on the set of a 2010 music video, according to a new lawsuit.
Joseph Sua'ali'i, the new star of Australian rugby, was forced off the field because of an injury after a half-hour of the test match against Scotland on Sunday. Sua'ali'i hurt his right arm ...
Birriel was born in the Barrazas barrio of Carolina, Puerto Rico.He was the third of nine children born to Juan Pedro Birriel y Birriel (1878-1967), a farmer, and Dionisia Fernández Fernández (1890-1985).
The World Health Organization said Friday it was deploying experts to investigate a mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks. "All efforts are ...