 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1869 - 348 pages
...Surveyor? In measuring land, what is commonly used! How long is Gunter.s Chain ? 145 7.92 inches (in.) make 1 link, . . . . i, 100 links, 1 chain, . . . ch. 80 chains, 1 mile, .... mi. 1. in. ch. 1 = 7.92 ml 1 = - 100 = 792 1 = 80 = 8000 = 63360 Tanks may be written decimally, as hundredths... | |
 | Alexander Brydie Dyer - Artillery, Field and mountain - 1896 - 732 pages
...ton Straw. — Allow 10 to 12 pounds to a cubic foot. SURVEYOR'S MEASURE. 7.92 inches make 1 link li. 100 links " 1 chain ch. 80 chains " 1 mile mi. SQUARE MEASURE. 144 square inches make 1 square foot. . sq. ft. 9 square feet " 1 square yard. sq. yd. 30± square... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1897 - 480 pages
...links are written as hundredths of a chain. SURVEYORS' TABLE OP LONG MEASURE. 7.92 in. =1 link (1.). 100 links = 1 chain (ch.). 80 chains --- 1 mile (mi.). SQUARE MEASURE. rd. = 1 sq. ch. 10 sq. ch. = 1 A. 640 A. =1 sq. mi. 1 sq. mi. — 1 section (sec.). 36 sec. = 1 township.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1897 - 440 pages
...links are written as hundredth* of a chain. SURVEYORS' TABLE OF LONG MEASURE. 7.92 in. = 1 link (1.). 100 links = 1 chain (ch.). 80 chains — 1 mile (mi.). SQUARE MEASURE. 16 sq. rd. — 1 sq. ch. 10 sq. ch. = 1 A. 640 A. =1 sq. mi. 1 sq. mi. = 1 section (sec.). 36 sec.... | |
 | Isaac Oscar Winslow - Arithmetic - 1901 - 322 pages
...acre. 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.). SURVEYORS' MEASURE Long Measure 7.92 in. = 1 link (1.). 100 links = 1 chain (ch.). 80 chains = 1 mile (mi.). Square Measure 16 sq. rd. = 1 sq. ch. 10 sq. ch. = 1 A. 640 A. =1 sq. mi. 1 sq. mi. = 1 section (sec.). 36 sec. =... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1902 - 440 pages
...therefore links are written as hundredtlis of a chain. SCRTETORS' TARLE OF LONG MEASURE. 7.92 in. = 1 link (I.). 100 links = 1 chain (ch.). 80 chains — 1 mile (mi.). SQI-ARE MEASCRE. 16 sq. rd. = 1 sq. ch. 10 sq. Ch. = 1 A. 640 A. =1 sq. mi. 1 sq. mi. = 1 section (sec.).... | |
 | Charles E. Sayward - Business mathematics - 1908 - 188 pages
...laying out roads, etc. The unit is G-unter1s chain, which is 4 rods long. TABLE. 7.92 inches = l Unk L 100 links = 1 chain ch. 80 chains = 1 mile mi. SQUARE...found by multiplying length and breadth together. TABLE. 144 Square Inches (s<?. m.) = 1 Square Foot . . . sq.ft. 9 Square Feet = 1 Square Yard . . sq.... | |
 | Charles Ernest Chadsey - 1914 - 284 pages
...=S280ft. = 63,360in. Surveyors' Linear Measure 7.92 inches (in.) =1 link (1.) 25 links = 1 rod (rd.) 100 links = 1 chain (ch.) 80 chains =1 mile (mi.) Square Measure 144 square in. (sq. in.).. =1 square foot (sq.ft.) 9 square feet (sq.ft.) =1 square yard(sq.yd.) 301... | |
 | Charles Ernest Chadsey, James Hamblin Smith - Arithmetic - 1917 - 328 pages
...=63,360 in. 7.92 inches (in.) .'.. =1 Hnf?T^^- (1.) Surveyor^ LineW Measure 25 links = 1 rod (rd.) 100 links =1 chain (ch.) 80 chains =1 mile (mi.) Square Measure 144 square in. (sq. in.).. = 1 square foot (sq.ft.) 9 square feet (sq.ft.) =1 square yard(sq.yd.) 30i... | |
 | Charles Ernest Chadsey, James Hamblin Smith - Arithmetic - 1917 - 358 pages
...=5280 ft. =63,360 in. Surveyors' Linear Measure 7.92 inches (in.) =1 link. (I.) 25 links = 1 rod (rd.) 100 links =1 chain (ch.) 80 chains =1 mile (mi.) Square Measure I 144 square in. (sq. in.).. =1 square foot (sq.ft.) I 9 square feet (sq.ft.) =1 square yard (sq.yd.)... | |
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MEASURE. 16 sq. rd. — 1 sq. ch. 10 sq. ch. = 1 A. 640 A. =1 sq. mi. 1 sq. mi. = 1 section (sec.). 36 sec. = 1 township. EXERCISE 107. — WRITTEN. 1. A square piece of land is just 80 chains on a side. How many miles must a man walk to go round it ?... 