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  2. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The Egyptian equivalent of the foot—a measure of four palms or 16 digits—was known as the djeser and has been reconstructed as about 30 cm (11.8 in). 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).

  3. Centimetre - Wikipedia

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    Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales.The microwave is in-between 1 meter to 1 millimeter.. A centimetre or centimeter (US/Philippine spelling), with SI symbol cm, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of ⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠. [1]

  4. Chinese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 second: fēn: 分: 100 miǎo: 60 miǎo: 14.4 seconds: 1 minute: kè: 刻: 1 minor kè = 10 fēn: 15 fēn: 2 minutes 24 seconds: 15 minutes, 1 quarter kè was defined at 1 ⁄ 96, 1 ⁄ 108, or 1 ⁄ 120 day during the Liang dynasty, and established at 1 ⁄ 96 day after the Qing dynasty. 1 major kè = 60 fēn: 14 minutes 24 seconds diǎn: 點 ...

  5. Human height - Wikipedia

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    The people of Ancient Egypt stood around 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) for males and 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [64] The Ancient Greeks averaged 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) for males and 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) for females. The Romans were slightly taller, with an average height of 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) for males and 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [65]

  6. Reciprocal length - Wikipedia

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    Spatial frequency is a reciprocal length, which can thus be used as a measure of energy, usually of a particle. For example, the reciprocal centimetre, cm1, is an energy unit equal to the energy of a photon with a wavelength of 1 cm. That energy amounts to approximately 1.24 × 10 −4 eV or 1.986 × 10 −23 J.

  7. Shaku (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The shaku had been standardized as 30.3 cm (11.93 in) since 1891. [5] This means that there are about 3.3 shaku (10 ⁄ 33) to one meter. [6] [7]This definition was established by Meiji government law; until then, even though the unit was given the same name, its length varied depending on the era.

  8. Independence Day (Malaysia) - Wikipedia

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    The observation of 31 August as Malaysia's national day is the cause of some controversy, with calls to prioritize the celebration of Malaysia Day (Hari Malaysia) on 16 September instead. Malaysia Day commemorates the formation of Malaysia in 1963, [ 4 ] when the four entities of North Borneo , Sarawak , Singapore and Malaya federated to form ...

  9. Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki - Wikipedia

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    On the 14th of Rabi' al-Awwal 633 A.H. (27 November 1235 CE) [4] he attended a Mehfil-e-Sama where the poet Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami sang the following verses: Those who are slain by the dagger of surrender; Receive every moment a new life from the unseen. Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki was so overcome and enraptured by these verses that he fainted away.