| Joseph Jones - 1849 - 370 pages
...consists of 100 links : each link 7.92 inches. 2. Superficial, or Square Measure. 144 Square Inches = 1 Square Foot. 9 Square Feet = 1 Square Yard. 30£ Square Yards = 1 Square Rod, Pole, or Perch. 40 Perches = 1 Rood (in the measure of land.) 4 Roods, or 4840 yards... | |
| Benjamin Naylor - 1850 - 334 pages
...cloth, tapes, ribbons, &c., are measured ; the name expresses the use. SQUARE OR SUPERFICIAL MEASURE. 144 square inches make 1 square foot. 9 square feet 1 square yard. 100 square feet, or 10 feet sq. 1 sq. of mechanics' work. 272? square feet, or? , •, , , 30k square... | |
| John Weale - Architecture - 1850 - 600 pages
...1760 yards, 1 mile 80 chains, 8000 links 1 mile SQUARE OR SUPERFICIAL MEASURE. 144 square inches . 1 square foot 9 square feet . . 1 square yard 30* square yards j 40 perches ... 1 rood 4 roods ... 1 acre 640 acres .... 1 square mile CUBIC OR SOLID MEASURE. 1728... | |
| D. B - Agriculture - 1851 - 804 pages
...vibrating seeonds at London ЗУ. 1393 inehes. IMPERIAL SQUARE, OR SUPERFICIAL MEASURE. 144 square inehes = 1 square foot. 9 square feet = 1 square yard. 30} square yards = 1 square pole = 272} square feet. 40 square poles = 1 rood = 1210 square yards. 4 roods •= 1 aere... | |
| James Elliot - 1851 - 152 pages
...small squares, each 1 inch long, and 1 inch broad. TABLE OF SUPERFICIAL MEASURES. 144 square inches= 1 square foot. 9 square feet = 1 square yard. 30^ square yards = 1 square pole. 40 square poles = 1 rood. 4 roods = 1 acre. 640 acres = 1 square mile. 4840 sq. yds.... | |
| William Jordan Unwin - 1853 - 172 pages
...1 Flemish ell. This measure is used by linen and woollen drapers. IV.-SURFACE. 144 square inches = 1 square foot. 9 square feet = 1 square yard. 30£ square yards = 1 square rod, pole, or perch. 40 square poles = 1 rood. 4 roods = 1 acre. Square inches. Square feet.... | |
| Thomas Grainger Hall - 1853 - 268 pages
...English. 6 quarters = 1 ell, French. MEASURE OF SURFACE, OR SQUARE AND LAND MEASURE. 144 square inches = 1 square foot. 9 square feet = 1 square yard. 30¿ square yards = 1 square pole. 40 square poles = 1 square rood. A square has four equal sides, and all its angles... | |
| J. R. Young - 1854 - 228 pages
...5 quarters „ 1 ell English 3 quarters „ 1 ell Flemish. ARITHMETIC. SURFACE (or SQUARE MEASURE). 144 square inches make 1 square foot. 9 square feet „ 1 square yard. 30^ square yards „ 1 sq. rod, pole, or perch. 40 sq. perches „ 1 rood. 4 roods „ 1 acre. 10 sq. chains, or 100000... | |
| William Somerville Orr - Science - 1854 - 534 pages
...silver in this sum originally weighed a pound troy. VII. — MEASURES OF SURFACE, OK SQUARE MEASURE. 144 square inches make 1 square foot. 9 square feet „1 square yard. 30J square yards „1 square rod, pole, or perch. 40 square perches »1 rood. 4 roods, or 160 square... | |
| William Somerville Orr - Science - 1856 - 556 pages
...The French pouce, or inch, is equal to 1-09 English inch» SUPERFICIAL MEASURE. 144 square inches = 1 square foot. 9 square feet := 1 square yard. 30¿ square yards := 1 square pole. 40 square poles = 1 rood. 4 roods — 1 acre. The acre, therefore, contains 4840... | |
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