| A G. Blake - 1885 - 218 pages
...yard yd. 5 k yards = 1 rod, perch, or pole per. or po. 4 poles =! 32 yards = 1 chain ch. 40 poles = 1 furlong fur. 8 furlongs = 1 mile mi. 3 miles = 1 league lea. Hence 1 furlong = 220 yards ; and 1 mile = 1760 yards. . REDUCTION. Example. Reduce 3 mi. 5 fur, 17... | |
| D. M. Garrett - Arithmetic - 1886 - 210 pages
...MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) . . . equal 1 foot, .... ft 3 feet ...... "1 yard, . . . yd. 5£ yards ..... " 1 rod, . . . . rd. 40 rods ...... " 1 furlong, . . fur. 8 furlongs .... " 1 mile, . . . . m. The yard is the staudard unit of length. It is formed by dividing a pendulum, which vibrates... | |
| D. M. Garret - Arithmetic - 1886 - 202 pages
...MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) . . . equal 1 foot, .... ft 3 feet ...... "1 yard, ... yd. 5¿ yards ..... " 1 rod, . . . . rd. 40 rods ...... " 1 furlong, . . fur. 8 furlongs .... " 1 mile, . . . . m. The yard is the standard unit of length. It is formed by dividing a pendulum, which vibrates... | |
| Henry Francis Harrington - Spellers - 1888 - 126 pages
...acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.). 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.). 40 rods = 1 furlong (fur.). 8 furlongs = 1 mile (mi. ). 320 rods = 1 mile. 220 yards = 1 furlong. 17CO yards = 1 mile. 5280 feet = 1 mile. 4 inches = 1... | |
| George Albert Wentworth - 1889 - 476 pages
...feet at 30° of a bar whose length at 0°is l0f feet? CHAPTER IV. COMMON MEASURES. TABLES. I. LENGTH. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet — 1 yard (yd.). 5} yards, or 16j feet - 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, }lmile(mi) or 5280 feet J ^ '' Measures sometimes used for Special Purposes.... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1892 - 88 pages
...LESSON VI. LONG MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, marked ft. 3 feet " 1 yard, " yd. 6} yards " 1 rod, " rd. 40 rods " 1 furlong, " fur. 8 furlongs " 1 mile, " mi. 1. How many inches in 1 yard? In £ of a yard? In % of a yard ? 2. How many feet in 2 rods ? In 4 rods... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1892 - 428 pages
...Measure, also called Long Measure, is used in measuring lengths and distances. TABLE. 12 Inches (in.) make 1 Foot ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard yd. 5£ Yards, or 16J ft., " 1 Rod rd. 320 Rods " - 1 Statute Mile .... mi. The following denominations are also in use:... | |
| George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1893 - 392 pages
...of the United States conforms as nearly as possible to that of Great Britain. LINEAR MEASUBES. 287. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5} yards, or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.). A line = ^ in. A barleycorn = ^ in. A hand (used... | |
| George Albert Wentworth - 1894 - 318 pages
...feet at 30° of a bar whose length at 0°is lOffeet? CHAPTER IV. COMMON MEASURES. TABLES. I. LENGTH. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5} yards, or 16j feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, j = lmil(mi or 5280 feet J ' Measures sometimes used for Special Purposes. 1... | |
| Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1894 - 200 pages
...measuring length and distance. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 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, mi. 3 miles = 1 league, lea. 1 mi. = 8 for. = 320 rd. = 1760 yd. = 5280 ft. = 63360 in. The inch is usually divided into halves,... | |
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