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  2. South African units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The Rhynland rood (Rijnlandse roede) was a standard Dutch measurement.It was changed in 1859 to the "Cape Foot" due to a drift in standards. 1 Rhynland foot (Rijnlandse voet) = 12 Rhynland inches (Rijnlandse duim) = 1.030 English feet.

  3. German units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A German geographic mile (geographische Meile) is defined as 1 ⁄ 15 equatorial degrees, equal to 7,420.54 m (24,345.6 ft). A common German mile, land mile, or post mile (Gemeine deutsche Meile, Landmeile, Postmeile) was defined in various ways at different places and different times.

  4. Liquid-crystal display - Wikipedia

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    That's three for red, green and blue and 1920 columns of pixels for each color for a total of 5760 wires going vertically and 1080 rows of wires going horizontally. For a panel that is 28.8 inches (73 centimeters) wide, that means a wire density of 200 wires per inch along the horizontal edge.

  5. Radar - Wikipedia

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    3.75–7.5 cm: Satellite transponders; a compromise (hence 'C') between X and S bands; weather; long range tracking X: 8–12 GHz: 2.5–3.75 cm: Missile guidance, marine radar, weather, medium-resolution mapping and ground surveillance; in the United States the narrow range 10.525 GHz ±25 MHz is used for airport radar; short-range tracking ...

  6. 100 metres hurdles - Wikipedia

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    During the 1960s, some experimental races were run over a distance of 100 metres using hurdles with a height of 30 inches (76.2 cm). During the 1968 Summer Olympics , a decision was made to introduce the 100 m hurdles from 1969, using hurdles with a height of 33 inches (83.8 cm).

  7. Horsepower - Wikipedia

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    nominal horsepower is derived from the size of the engine and the piston speed and is only accurate at a steam pressure of 48 kPa (7 psi); [28] indicated or gross horsepower is the theoretical capability of the engine [PLAN/ 33000]; brake/net/crankshaft horsepower (power delivered directly to and measured at the engine's crankshaft) equals