 LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd.  Everyday Arithmetic - Page 290by Franklin Sherman Hoyt, Harriet E. Peet - 1920Full view - About this book
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1857 - 328 pages
...distances, lengths, breadths, heighths, and depths. 3 barleycorns, bar., make 1 inch, in. 12 inches " .'..1 foot, ft. 3 feet " 1 yard, yd. 5$ yards, or 16$ feet, " 1 rod, or pole, rd. 8 furlongs make . 1 mile, me. 3 miles " 1 league, lea. 69 J miles " 1 degree, deg. 360... | |
 | William Vogdes - 1857 - 130 pages
...barleycorns. Repeat the table. TABLE. 3 barleycorns (Í. 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 . .... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1859 - 186 pages
...shilling? In 3 •hillings? In 3 shillings ? In 4 shillings ? TABLE OF LONG MEASURE. 12 inches, in. make 1 foot, . ... ft. 3 feet 1 yard,'. . . . yd. 5^ yards, or 16^ feet . 1 rod, . . . . rd. 40 rods 1 furlong, . . . fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, 1 mile, . . . . m. 3 miles 1 league, . . . L.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 190 pages
...16. What will 1 ton of hay cost at 1 cent a pound 2 29. TABLE OF LONG MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet "1 yard, yd. 5¿ yards, or 16¿ feet, " 1 rod, rd. 40 rods " 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 mile, mi. 3 miles " 1 league, lea. 6S£ miles... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1861 - 376 pages
...etc. are measured by this measure. 72. LONG MEASURE. 3 Barleycorns (bc) make 1 Inch, in. 12 Inches " 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet « 1 Yard, yd. 5£ Yards or 16^ Feet, " 1 Rod, rd. 40 Rods " "1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs " 1 Mile, m. 3 Miles « 1 League, 1. 69^ Statute Miles, nearly,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1863 - 188 pages
...cents a pound, or 3 tons of hay at 50 cents a cwt. ? 29. TABLE OP LONG MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet " 1 yard, yd. 5¿ yards, or 16¿ feet, " 1 rod, rd. 40 rods . " 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 mile, mi. 3 miles " 1 league, lea. 69¿ miles... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 322 pages
...required without regard to breadth or thickness. TABLE. 3 Barleycorns (bc) make 1 Inch, in. 12 Inches " 1 Foot, ft.' 3 Feet " 1 Yard, yd. 5£ Yards or 16 £ Feet " 1 Rod, rd. 40 Rods " « 1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs " 1 Mile, m. 3 Miles " 1 League, 1. 69 £ Statute miles, nearly,... | |
 | Edward Brooks - 1863 - 344 pages
...used in measuring length, distances, the dimensions of bodies, etc. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) . . equal 1 foot, .... ft. 3 feet ..... "1 yard, . . . . yd. 5} yards, or 16} feet, " 1 rod, . . . . rd. 40 rods .... "1 furlong, . . . fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 statute mile, . mi. 69.16 miles (69J... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1869 - 324 pages
...required without regard to breadth or thickness. TABLE. 3 Barleycorns (bc) make 1 Inch, in. 12 Inches " 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard, yd. 5£ Yards or 16^ Feet " 1 Rod, rd. 40 Rods "1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs " 1 Mile, m. 3 Miles " 1 League, 1. 69^ Statute miles, nearly,... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Electa Nobles Lincoln Walton - Arithmetic - 1869 - 350 pages
...and line. These are the units of LONG MEASURE. TABLE. 12 lines (1.) = 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches = 1 foot, " ft. 3 feet = 1 yard, " yd. 5^ yards or 16£ feet = 1 rod, " r. or rd. 320 rods or 5280 feet 1 mile, 69£ miles nearly = 1 degree (°) of longitude at the equator.... | |
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