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" Mile {1 Degree of a Great Circle of the Earth An Inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, but subdivisions are used for many purposes. Among mechanics the Inch is commonly divided into eighths. By the officers of the revenue, and... "
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million ... - Page 697
by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1857 - 721 pages
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The Royal Kalendar and Court and City Register for England, Scotland ...

Almanacs, English - 1889 - 900 pages
...Pole» Furlongs I Foot I Yard 1 Hod or Pole 1 Furlong I Mile !1 Degree of a Great Circle of the Earth. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a...mechanics, the inch is commonly divided into eighths. Ну the officers of the revenue, and by scientific persons, H is divided into tenths, hundredth*,...
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A Dictionary of the Military Science: Containing an Explanation of the ...

E. S. Norman Campbell - English language - 1830 - 304 pages
...a foot. is given, but subdivisions are used for many purposes. Among Mechanics the inch is usually divided into eighths. By the officers of the Revenue,...was made to consist of twelve parts, called lines, but these have latterly fallen into disuse. INCIDENCE. The direction in which one body strikes upon...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 8

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 630 pages
...40 poles 1^ 1 furlong 8 furlongs = 1 mile C9 1-15 miles — 1 degree of a great circle of the earth. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a...was made to consist of twelve parts, called lines ; liut these have properly fallen into disuse. Particular Measures of Lctiglh. . ¡ . kuids1 yard =:...
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Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 8

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 628 pages
...pole -10 (Miles ~ furlong 8 furlongs ~ mile 69 1-15 miles — degree of a great circle of the earth. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a...mechanics, the inch is commonly divided into eighths. ]iy the officers of the revenue, and by scientific persons, it is divided into tenths, hmidredtlis,...
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Encyclopædia Americana, ed. by F. Lieber assisted by E. Wigglesworth (and T ...

Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 610 pages
...alterations in the weights and measures. The measures now in use in England and the U. States are к follows: An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, but subdivisions arc used for many purposes. Among mechanics, the inch is commonly divided into eighths. By the officers...
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Mathematics for Practical Men: Being a Common-place Book of Principles ...

Olinthus Gregory - Mathematics - 1834 - 472 pages
...Society's Standard 36-00135 Ramsden's bar 36-00249 Its copy, at Marischal College, Aberdeen 36-00244 An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a...hundredths, &c. Formerly it was made to consist of 12 parts, called lines, but these have properly fallen into disuse. Particular Measures of Length....
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Mathematics for Practical Men: Being a Common-place Book of Principles ...

Olinthus Gregory - Mathematics - 1834 - 484 pages
...Society's Standard 36-00135 Ramsden's bar 36-00249 Its copy, at Marischal College, Aberdeen 36-00244 An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a...Among mechanics the inch is commonly divided into eightks. By the officers of the revenue, and by scientific persons, it is divided into tenths, hundredths,...
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The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopædia: Comprehending ..., Volume 2

Luke Hebert - Industrial arts - 1835 - 938 pages
...pole. 40 poles = 1 furlong. 8 furlongs = 1 mile. 69Í mues = 1 degree of a great circle of the earth. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, but mechanics subdivide it generally into eighths and sixteenths ; measures or " rules " are however constructed...
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The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopædia: Comprehending ..., Volume 2

Luke Hebert - Industrial arts - 1836 - 942 pages
...= 69¿ miles = 1 yard. 1 rod or pole. 1 furlong. . 1 mile. 1 degree of a great circle of the earth. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, but mechanics subdivide it generally into eighths and sixteenths ; measures or " rules " are however constructed...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 8

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 608 pages
...furlongs ~ 69 1-15 miles =. oot yard rod, or pole furlong mile (ki;Tec of a great circle of the carlh. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, hut subdivisions are used for many purposes. Among mechanics, the inch is commonly divided into eighths....
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