 | Richard W. Green - Arithmetic - 1840 - 300 pages
...called denominations. The following are the principal tables of the different denominations. 1. LONG MEASURE. 12 inches, (in.) = 1 foot, (ft.) 3 feet, = 1 yard, (yd.) 16J feet or } = l rod, (r.) or pole, (p.) 5 J yards > or perch. 1 rod = jij of 1 m. 1 yd. = A of 1... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1845 - 310 pages
...barley-corns. TABLE. 3 barley-corns, bar., . . . make 1 inch, . . . marked in. 12 inches, • . ... 1 foot, ft. 3 feet '...... 1 yard yd, 5J yards, or 16 J feet, 1 rod, perch, or pole, rd. 40 rods 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, .... 1 mile, mi.... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1851 - 178 pages
...VH. About Long Measure. TABLE OF LONG MEASURE. 3 barleycorns, bar. make 1 inch, - - - - in. 12 inches 1 foot, - - - - ft. 3 feet 1 yard, - - - - yd. 5j yards, or 16£ feet - - 1 rod, perch, or pole, rd. 40 rods ------ 1 furlong, - - -fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods - 1 mile, - - - - m.... | |
 | James Strachan (F.E.I.S.) - Arithmetic - 1852 - 98 pages
...meal, butter, cheese, &e., are weighed by this weight. 144 Ibs. Avoirdupois == 1 75 Ibs. Troy. LONG MEASURE. 12 Inches (in.) = 1 Foot ft. 3 Feet =1 Yard yd. 5 ¿ Yards = 1 Pole po. 40 Poles, or 220 yds. = 1 Furlong fur. 8 Fur., or 1760 yds. = 1 Mile ml. 3... | |
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1853 - 622 pages
...= 1 quarter = 1 yard, na. 4 4 of a yard, Vin. H;U yd. 2£ = 1 qr. 9 = 4 -t yd. 36 = 16 = 4 = 1 Long Measure. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot, ... ft. 3 feet — 1 yard, . . .yd. 6 feet = 1 fathom, . . fath. 5^ yards, or 16£ feet, = 1 rod, . . . r. 40 rods = 1 furlong, . . fur.... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - Arithmetic - 1854 - 356 pages
...Fr. e. 2. Long Measure. For length or distance. 3 barley-corns (bc) make 1 inch. .... in. 12 inches 1 foot ft. 3 feet .1 yard yd. 5J yards, or 16£ feet . . 1 rod, perch, or pole. rd. 40 rods . . . . . . 1 furlong ... fur. 8 furlongs 1 mile m. 3 miles ...... 1 league.... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1856 - 450 pages
...What is a hand ? What are the units of the scale in linear measure 1 12 inches make 1 foot, marked ft. 3 feet .... 1 yard, - - yd. 5J yards or 16^ feet 1 rod, - - - rd. 40 rods 1 furlong, - - fur. 8 furlongs or 320 rods 1 mile, - - mi. 3 miles 1 league, L. 691 statute... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 444 pages
...inches,) and the multiples, (rods, furlongs, and miles,) of this unit. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet " 1 yard, yd. 5J yards, or 16 J feet, " 1 rod, rd. 40 rods " 1 furlong fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 statute mile, ..mi. UNIT... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1868 - 356 pages
...required without regard to breadth or thickness. TABLE. 3 Barleycorns (bc) make 1 Inch, in. 12 Inches " 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard, yd. 5J Yards or 16£ Feet " 1 Rod, rd. 40" Rods " 1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs " 1 Mile, m. 3 Miles " 1 League, 1. 69 £ Statute miles, nearly,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1866 - 202 pages
...16. What will 1 ton of hay cost at 1 cent a pound? 29. TABLE OP LONG MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet "1 yard, yd. 5j yards, or 16£ feet, " 1 rod, rd. 40 rods ^ i " 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 mile, mi. 3 miles " 1 league, lea. ' 69^... | |
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LINEAR MEASURE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 
