 | Edward Brooks - 1877 - 250 σελίδες
...Measure is used for the general purposes of measuring length 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 statute mile, . mi. 3 miles ..... =1 league, . . . lea. 69.16 miles (69£ nearly) =1 degree... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1877 - 160 σελίδες
...Measures are those used in measuring distances, and the dimensions of articles. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) are 1 foot. ft. 3 feet, 1 yard. yd. 5| yards or 16^ feet, 1 rod, rd. 320 rods, 1 mile, m. Also : 40 rods are 1 furlong, fur. s furlongs, 1 mile, m. NOTE.—In measuring... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1877 - 212 σελίδες
...MEASURE. 140. Long Measure, also called Lineal Measure, is used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. '12 Inches (in.) make 1 Foot ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard yd. 5^ Yards, or 16^ ft., " 1 Rod .rd. 320 Bods " 1 Statute Mile mi. UNIT EQUIVALENTS. ft. in. yd. 1 = 12 rd 1 = 3 = 36... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Electa Nobles Lincoln Walton - 1877 - 348 σελίδες
...and line. These are the units of LONG MEASURE. TABLE. 12 lines (1.) = 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches = 1 foot, " ft. 3 feet = 1 yard, " yd. 5^ yards or 16£ feet = 1 rod, " r. or rd. 320 rods or 5280 feet = 1 mile, " m. 69£ miles nearly = 1 degree (°) of longitude at... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1877 - 350 σελίδες
...used in measuring distances, or length, in any direction. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, marked ft. 3 feet " 1 yard, " yd. 5£ yards, or 16^ feet, " 1 rod, " rd. 320 rods " 1 mile, " mi. HEM. — The standard unit of length is the yard. The standard yard for the... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1877 - 186 σελίδες
...pound, or 3 tons of hay at 50 cents a cwt. ? 16. What will 1 ton of hay cost at 1 cent a pound ? 29. TABLE OF LONG MEASURE. 12 inches' (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet " lyard, «yd. 5£ yards, or 16£ feet, " 1 rod, rd. 40 rods " 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1877 - 210 σελίδες
...MEASDRE. 140. Long Measure, also called Lineal Measure, la used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 Inches (in.) make 1 Foot ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard yd. 5i Yards, or 16£ ft., " 1 Rod rd. 880 Bods " 1 Statute Mile mi. UNIT EQUIVALENTS. ft. in. . yd. 1... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1877 - 164 σελίδες
...used in measuring distances, and the dimensions of articles. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) are 1 foot, ft. 8 feet, 1 yard, yd. 5^ yards or 16^ feet, 1 rod, rd. 320 rods, 1 mile, m. Also: 40 rods are 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, 1 mile, m. NOTE. — In measuring... | |
 | Frederic William Bardwell - 1878 - 416 σελίδες
...constitute a yard. The other divisions of length will be understood from the tables that follow. Linear Measure. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot ft. 3 feet " 1 yard yd. 5| yards " 1 rod rd. 40 rods " 1 furlong fur. 8 furlongs " 1 statute mile . . mi. Surveyors' Measure. FOB MKASniHNH... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - 1878 - 120 σελίδες
...Centiliters make 1 Deciliter. 10 Deciliters " 1 Liter. 10 Liters " 1 Dekaliter. 10 Dekaliters " 1 Hectoliter. LONG MEASURE. 12 Inches (in.) make 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard, yd5£ Yards, or Щ Feet, " 1 Rod, rd. 40 Rods " 1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs " 1 Mile, in. LIQUID MEASUKE.... | |
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Measure 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.) Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. 
