TABLE II. 



TO CONVERT YARDS, FEET, AND INCHES, INTO CHAINS AND LINKS; 

 IMPERIAL MEASURE. 



WHEN the dimensions of any field or piece of land are taken in 

 yards, feet, and inches, and it be required to turn the same into 

 chains and links, imperial measure ; the following Table will show 

 the chains and links in any measurement from one-sixth of a yard, 

 or 6 inches, to 1100 yards ; the equivalent in chains and links 

 being found opposite any given number of yards. Suppose it is 

 required to know the number of chains and links in 355 yards 

 Look in the column nnder yards for 355, opposite which, under 

 the column of chains and links, stands 16 13.63, or 16 chains, IJi 

 links, and 63 hundredths of a link. It may be observed, that the 

 decimal fraction in the links column is what is termed a circulat- 

 ing one, that is to say, the two figures composing it may be re- 

 peated indefinitely to the right, their values consequently dimin- 

 ishing in a tenfold ratio ; it is evident therefore that the fraction 

 set down is a little under the true value. To find its exact value 

 make it the numerator of a vulgar fraction whose denominator is 

 99 ; as .75 = Jf = -f f . Suppose it be required to find the 

 chains and links equivalent to 128 yards, 1 foot : 



Chains. Links. 



Opposite 128 yards in the Table, stands 5 81.81 

 And opposite J of a yard, or 1 foot; stands 1.51 



5 83.33 



It will be observed that the carriage from the left hand figures 

 of the circle, viz., 8 and 5, is added to the right hand figures, 

 1 and 1 making 3. 



