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The rod was defined as 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 yards or 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet, and the mile was eight furlongs, so the definition of the furlong became 40 rods and that of the mile became 5,280 feet (eight furlongs/mile times 40 rods/furlong times 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet/rod).
One furlong per fortnight is very nearly 1 centimetre per minute (to within 1 part in 400). Besides having the meaning of "any obscure unit", furlongs per fortnight have also served frequently in the classroom as an example on how to reduce a unit's fraction.
The 1973 Belmont Stakes was the 105th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, held on June 9, 1973.Facing a field of five horses, Secretariat won by 31 lengths going away (had the race been longer he would have won by even more), the largest margin of victory in Belmont history, in front of a crowd of 69,138 spectators.
The speed of light is 1.8026 × 10 12 furlongs per fortnight (1.8026 terafurlongs per fortnight). By mass–energy equivalence , 1 firkin is equal to 3.249 366 76 × 10 24 firkin· furlong 2 / fortnight 2 (≈ 3.478 × 10 15 BTU , or 3.669 × 10 18 joules ).
* Conversion of distances in furlongs furlongs miles meters 6 furlongs 3 ⁄ 4 mile 1,200 meters 7 furlongs 7 ⁄ 8 mile 1,400 meters 8 furlongs 1 mile 1,600 meters 8.318 furlongs 1 mile 70 yards 1,673 meters 8.5 furlongs 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles 1,600 meters 9 furlongs 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles 1,800 meters 10 furlongs 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles 2,000 meters 12 ...
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Later in the drive, Purdy found Kittle in the corner of the end zone for a nifty 11-yard toe-tap touchdown that put the 49ers back ahead, 20-17.
5 + 3 ⁄ 4 furlongs: Wakefield Stakes Empire City *0.65 4 1 4 lengths: 1:07 4 ⁄ 5: fast Aug 11, 1942: 2 6 furlongs: Allowance Washington Park *0.50 9 1 Neck 1:13 good Aug 15, 1942: 2 6 furlongs: Washington Park Futurity Washington Park 4.80 11 2 (Neck) 1:12 fast Sep 15, 1942: 2 6 furlongs: Allowance (Mars Purse) Aqueduct *0.70 10 1 Neck 1:12 ...