| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1841 - 324 pages
...breadth of land. 7-,V« inches make 1 link. 25 links make 1 pole. 100 links make 1 chain. 10 chains make 1 furlong. 8 furlongs make 1 mile. LAND, OR SQUARE MEASURE 31: The chain for measuring distances varies from i to 4 rod* in length, reckoning 25 links to a rod.... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1850 - 314 pages
...breadth of land. 7T9/o inches make 1 link. 25 links make 1 pole. 100 links make 1 chain. 10 chains make 1 furlong. 8 furlongs make 1 mile. LAND, OR SQUARE MEASURE 5>1: The chain for measuring distances varies from 2 to 4 rods in length, reckoning 25 links to a rod.... | |
| William Allen Sylvester - Building - 1883 - 220 pages
...remainder. Long-Measure Table. 12 inches make 1 foot 3 feet make 1 yard 5^ yards, or 16i feet, make 1 rod or pole 40 rods make 1 furlong 8 furlongs make 1 mile One mile contains 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards, or 320 rods; 3 miles make 1 league; 6 feet^l fathom.... | |
| William Allen Sylvester - Carpentry - 1884 - 222 pages
...remainder. Long-Measure Table. 12 inches make 1 foot 3 feet make 1 yard 5i yards, or 161 feet, make 1 rod or pole 40 rods make 1 furlong 8 furlongs make 1 mile One mile contains 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards, or 320 rods; 3 miles make 1 league; 6 feet=:l fathom.... | |
| William Allen Sylvester - Architecture, Domestic - 1896 - 278 pages
...remainder. Long-Measure Table. 12 inches make 1 foot 3 feet make 1 yard 5| yards, or 16i feet, make 1 rod or pole 40 rods make 1 furlong 8 furlongs make 1 mile One mile contains 5,280 feet, or 1,700 yards, or 320 rods; 3 miles make 1 league; 6 feet=l fathom.... | |
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