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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES - Continued

DIAMOND WEIGHT.

16 parts = 1 grain (8/10ths grs. Troy)
4 grains  = 1 carat (3 1/5th ,,       ,,    )

 

MEASURES OF LENGTH

12 inches   ..    .. = 1 foot
 3 feet        ..    .. = 1 yard
 6 feet         ..    .. = 1 fathom
16½ feet     ..    .. = 1 pole
5½ yards = 1 rod, pole or perch
4 poles       ..     .. = 1 chain

100links
66 feet
22 yards    ..

=    1 chain
220 yards  ..     .. = 1 furlong
40 poles    ..     .. = 1 furlong

8 furlongs
1,760 yards
5280 feet

= 1 statute mile
6,080 feet  ..  = 1 nautical mile or knot
1 cable's length = 100 fathoms
7.92 inches  ..    .. = 1 link
60 nautical miles = 1 degree
69½ geographical miles = 1 degree
The English mile is  =  1,760 yards
Scotch  = 1,984   ,,
Irish = 2,240   ,,

Verst, a Russian measurement equal to 1172 yards.

 

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