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FOEESTEY WOEK 



12 lines . . 

 12 inches 

 7-92 „ 

 3 feet 



MEASUKES OF LENGTH. 



LINEAR MEASURE. 



= 1 inch. [)h yards . 



= 1 foot. 40 poles . 



= 1 link. 8 furlongs 



= 1 yard. 3 miles . 



The hand in terms of which horses are measured 



Gunter's chain of 66 feet 



The fathom ased for recording soundings 



One cable's length 



One Admiralty knot 



One nautical mile 



= 1 pole. 



= 1 furlong. 



= 1 rmle. 



= 1 league. 



4 inches. 

 100 links. 

 6 feet. 



120 fathoms. 

 6030 feet. 

 1870 yards. 



One inch 



INCH TABLE. 



= 12 lines. 



■ 12625 of a link. 

 iV or -0833 of a foot. 

 aV or -0277 of a yard. 

 •0254 of a metre. 

 •254 of a decimetre. 

 2-542 centimetres. 

 25-42 millimetres. 



•0833 of an inch . 



7-92 inches 



12 ., 



36 „ 



198 „ 



792 „ 



•03937 of an inch 



•3937 „ 



3-937 inches 



39^371 „ 



1 line. 



llink. 



1 foot. 



1 yard. 



1 pole. 



1 chain. 



1 millimetre. 



1 centimetre. 



1 decimetre. 



1 metre. 



LINK TABLE. 



One link 



7-92 inches. 

 •66 of a foot. 

 •22 of a yard. 

 ■04 of a pole. 

 •01 of a chain. 

 •20 of a metre. 

 2-01 decimetres. 

 20-11 centimetre*. 

 20M9 miUimetres. 



