| Charles Austin Hobbs - 1889 - 366 σελίδες
...bushels 2 pecks 5 quarts. 49. Lnig or Linear Measure is used in measuring lengths and dis^Hices. t ^m TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards or 16^- feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.). NOTE. A line = -^ in. ;... | |
| Edward Sylvester Ellis - 1889 - 370 σελίδες
...of Extension. LONG MEASURE. ART. 207. — Long Measure is used in measuring lengths and distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot, ft. 3 feet = 1 yard, yd. 5£ yards, or 16£ feet = 1 rod, rd. 320 rods = 1 mile, mi. 60 geographical miles = 1 degree. 69.16... | |
| Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - 1890 - 312 σελίδες
...EXTENSION. 160. Linear Measure is used in measuring lengths, breadths, depths, heights, or distances. Scale: 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.); 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) ; 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.) ; 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 161. Surveyors' Linear Measure is used by surveyors in measuring boundaries... | |
| William Hopton - 1890 - 352 σελίδες
...superficial and solid measures will be accurately ascertained and kept correct. LINEAL MEASURE. 12 inches = 1 foot (ft). 3 feet =1 yard (yd.). 5J yards =1 rod or pole (p.). 40 poles, or 220 yards =1 furlong. 3 furlongs, or 1760 yards =1 mile. By this measure... | |
| Henry Holmes Belfield - 1891 - 362 σελίδες
...yard was obtained from the British standard yard. MEASURES OF LENGTH. 295. LINEAB ( OR LONG ) MEASURE. TABLE. 12 inches ( in. ) = 1 foot, ( ft. ) 3 feet = 1 yard, ( yd. ) 5* yards / l rod ( rd } 16|feet, } v ' 320 rods = 1 mile, ( mi. ) UNIT EQUIVALENTS. mi. rd. yd. ft.... | |
| George Albert Wentworth - 1892 - 312 σελίδες
...feet at 30° of a bar whose length atO°is 1Of feet? CHAPTER IV. COMMON MEASURES. TABLES. I. LENGTH. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 1C.! feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, llm;1(mi) or 5280 feet i Measures sometimes used... | |
| John Henry Walsh - 1893 - 268 σελίδες
...From a pile of 20 bu. wheat there were sold 10 bu. 3 pk. 7 qt. How much remained ? 679. Long Measure. 12 inches (in.) 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods 1 mile (mi.) 15. How many yards in a mile? How many feet? How many inches? 16. A field is... | |
| John Henry Walsh - 1893 - 392 σελίδες
...that of the sphere and the cone together. APPENDIX. TABLES 1303. Measures of Extension. LONG MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) ... 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet 1 yard (yd.) 5-J- yards 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods 1 mile (mi.) A furlong (fur.) = J- mile. SURVEYORS' MEASURE. 7.92 inches 1 link (li.) 100... | |
| John Tilden Prince - 1893 - 136 σελίδες
...of thread will it take to make this quantity of silk? (1 pound = 7000 grains.) Measures of Length. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) Measures of Surface. 144 square inches i = 1 square (sq. in.) (. foot (sq.... | |
| William James Milne - 1893 - 252 σελίδες
...MEASURES OF LENGTH. 241. In measuring length or distance, Measures of Length or Linear Measures are used. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards) = i rod (rd.). 16J feet / v ; 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). EXERCISES. 1. How many in. are there in 2 ft.... | |
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