 | Jeremiah Paul - Arithmetic - 1801 - 238 pages
............ .. ............. »..1 fathom, /". л} yards .............. ....... ..... 1 rod, pole or perch/i. 40 poles, or 220 yards ........ 1 furlong, fur, 8 furlongs, or 1760 yds....l mile, m. Smiles...... ................. .... 1 .league, L .^ ."' 60 ' '.' •• : 360 degrees,... | |
 | Hezekiah Burhans - Spellers - 1825 - 216 pages
...6 feet - . - =1 fathom, applied to the length of ropes. . Fath. 5| yards - - - = 1pole,rod,perch.P 40 poles, or 220 yards = 1 furlong - fur. 8 furlongs, or 1760 yds. = 1 mile - M. 3 miles - - - =1 league - L. 69 1 statue miles - - - == 1 degree deg.or0. 3.60 degrees... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1843 - 142 pages
...LINEAL MEASURE. 12 lines = 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches = 1 foot, ft. 3 feet = 1 yard, yd. 5| yards = 1 pole, po. 40 poles, or 220 yards = 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 1760 yards = 1 mile, ml. A pendulum vibrating seconds of mean time, in a * Any quantity of gold, as a pennyweight, is supposed... | |
 | William Vogdes - Arithmetic - 1847 - 324 pages
...make 1 inch, in. 12 inches 1 foot,_/î. 3 feet 1 yard, yd. 5£ yards, or 16| feet 1 rod or pole, p. 40 poles, or 220 yards 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 1760 yards 1 mile, M. 3 miles .1 league, L. 60 geographic, or 69 \ statute miles, 1 degree, Deg. 360 degrees the circumference... | |
 | Hezekiah Burhans - Arithmetic - 1847 - 190 pages
...- - -• . = 1 fathom, applied to the length of ropes, fath. 5} yards - - - =1 pole, rod, perch. P. 40 poles, or 220 yards - =1 furlong - fur. 8 furlongs, or 1760 yds. = 1 mile - M. 3 miles - - . - =1 league - L. 69^ statute miles - - =1 degree deg. or ° 360 degrees... | |
 | Conley Plotts - Arithmetic - 1848 - 276 pages
...feet 1 yard, yd. 2 yards (or 6 feet) - - 1 fathom,* .... fm. 5£ yards 1 rod, pole, or perch, - - p. 40 poles, or 220 yards - - 1 furlong, .... fur. 8 furlongs, or 1760 yards, 1 mile, m. 3 miles 1 league,* - ... I. 60 geographical,or 69J Engglish or American statute miles .... 1 degree,... | |
 | William Vogdes - 1849 - 134 pages
.................. 1 foot,/U. 3 feet ................. 1 yard, yd. 5J yards, or 16J feet ........ 1 rod or pole, p. 40 poles, or 220 yards ........ 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 1760 yards ..... 1 mile, M. 3 miles ................ 1 league, L. 60 geographic, or 69| statute miles, 1 degree, Deg. 360 degrees... | |
 | Noble Heath - 1855 - 468 pages
...inches 1 foot, ft. 3 feet 1 yard, yd. 6 feet 1 fathom, fath. 5| yards, or 16^ feet 1 rod or pole, P. 40 poles, or 220 yards 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 1760 yards 1 mile, M. 3 miles 1'league, L. A hand, by which horses are measured, is 4 inches. Though the league and fathom... | |
 | Noble Heath - Arithmetic - 1856 - 472 pages
...inches 1 foot, ft. 3 feet 1 jard,yd. 6 feet 1 fathom, faih. 5^ yards, or 16^ feet 1 rod or pole, P. 40 poles, or 220 yards 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 1760 yards 1 mile, M. 3 miles 1 league, L. A hand, by which horses are measured, is 4 inches. Though the league and fathom... | |
 | William Vogdes - 1857 - 130 pages
...e.) make 1 inch, in. 12 inches .1 foot,/«. 3 feet 1 yard, yd. 5^ yards, or 16| feet 1 rod or pole, p 40 poles, or 220 yards 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 1760 yards I mile, M. 3 mi1es . . 1 league, L. 60 geographic, or 69J statute miles, 1 degree, I)eg. 360 degrees... | |
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Measure. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 1 fathom = 2 yards=6 feet 54 yards = 1 rod or pole (po. ) 40 poles, or 220 yards ... =1 furlong (fur.) 8 furlongs, or 1760 yards = 1 mue (m.) Gunter' s Chain (used for Land-measuring). 
