 Measure. — 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet = 1 yard; 5i yards = 1 rod or pole; 40 rods = 1 furlong; 8 furlongs = 1 statute mile (1760 yards or 5280 feet); 3 miles = 1 league.  Household Physics - Page 289by Claude H. Brechner - 1919 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Conkling (W.) - Arithmetic - 1831 - 302 pages
...league, mile, furlong, rod, or pole, yard, foot, inch, and barley corn. 3 barley corns make 1 inch 12 inches 1 foot 3 feet 1 yard 5i yards 1 rod or pole 40 poles 1 furlong 8 furlongs or 1760 yards 1 mile 3 miles 1 league 60 geographic miles 1 degree... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - Mathematics - 1834 - 484 pages
...Measure, and of Time, are the same in all European, and most other, countries. 1. MEASURE OF LENGTH. 12 Inches =1 Foot 3 Feet =1 Yard. 5i Yards = 1 Rod or Pole. 40 Poles =1 Furlong. 8 Furlongs =1 Mile. 69TV Miles = 1 Degree of a Great Circle of the Earth.... | |
 | Modern domestic cookery - 1851 - 754 pages
...YEAR 649 INDEX .......... 655 USEFUL FAMILY TABLES. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 1. — Measure of Length. 12 Inches = 1 Foot 3 Feet = 1 Yard 5i Yards = 1 Rod, or Pole 40 Poles = 1 Furlong 8 Furlongs = 1 Mile 69^, Miles = 1 Degree of a Great Circle of the Earth.... | |
 | Samuel Mecutchen - Arithmetic - 1880 - 292 pages
.... . =1 barrel. 2 barrels, or 63 1 _ =lhogshead. gallons I 231 cu. in. = 1 standard liquid gal. Long Measure. 12 inches =1 foot. 3 feet =1 yard. 5i yards =1 rod. 320 rods =1 mile. 4 inches =1 hand. Square Measure. 144 square inches = 1 square foot. 9 square feet . = 1 square yard.... | |
 | Edward Olney - Arithmetic - 1880 - 216 pages
...is a foot long ? Is it a foot wide ? 6. Learn the following TABLE OF LINEAR MEASURES. 12 inches = I foot. 3 feet = 1 yard. 5i| yards = 1 rod. 320 rods = 1 mile. Abbreviations. — in. stands for inch, or inches ; ft. for foot, orffeet ; yd. for yard, or yards... | |
 | William Harrison Starkey - 1884 - 300 pages
...quarter. 4 quarters 1 yard. 5 quarters lellenglish. Equivalents. yd. i qr. 4 1 na. 16 4 1 In. 86 9 LONG. 12 inches 1 foot. 3 feet 1 yard. 5i yards 1 rod. 40 rods 1 furlong. 8 furlongs 1 mile. Equivalents. mi. fur. rd. yd. ft. in. 1 - 8 - 320-1760-5280-63360... | |
 | Austin Thomas Byrne - Building - 1898 - 574 pages
...39.1° " = .016019 " " " 27.680 " 62° " = .016037 " " " 27.712 " 212° " = .016770 " " " 28.978 " LINEAL MEASURE. 12 inches = 1 foot. 3 feet = 1 yard. 5i yards = 1 rod or perch = 16J feet. 40 rods = 1 furlong = 220 yards = 660 feet. 8 furlongs = 1 mile = 320 rods = 1760... | |
 | John Andrew Bexell - Agriculture - 1909 - 170 pages
...oOOt-io^fMrHosoocoiocoNOoot-osoooooooooooo .o Scot~rHiocscocoo'*oo(Mcoocot-cooooooo< TABLE 6 Common Meamirea LONG MEASURE 12 inches = 1 foot. 3 feet = 1 yard. 5i yards = 1 rod. 320 rods = 1 mile. 1 mile = 5,280 feet. also The following are used : — 1 size = ^ inch. (Used by shoemakers.) 1 hand... | |
 | John Walter Wilkinson - Agriculture - 1909 - 396 pages
...pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon; 31J gallons = 1 barrel; 2 barrels = 1 hogshead. Long Measure. — 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet = 1 yard; 5i yards = 1 rod or pole; 40 rods = 1 furlong; 8 furlongs = 1 statute mile (1760 yards or 5280 feet); 3 miles = 1 league.... | |
 | Eugene Herz, Mary G. Brants - Arithmetic - 1920 - 298 pages
...-j 5 6 7 8 9 m II '|l .» I. |» It IT •» H Jo '•' n A Jf IS a. JT 3« a'j 80 31 31 39 M « H 12 inches = 1 foot 3 feet = 1 yard 5i yards = 1 rod 320 rods = 1 mile 12 in. = 1 ft. 3 ft. = 1 yd. 5i yd. = 1 rd. 320 rd. = 1 mi. (in-78) Note: — The sign (") is sometimes... | |
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