 Barleycorns (bc) make 1 Inch, in. 12 Inches " 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard, yd. 5J 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,  The Child's Arithmetic ... - Page 134by Ingram Cobbin - 1830Full view - About this book
 | Richard Frederick Clarke (the elder.) - 1833 - 158 pages
...MEASURE Is used for measuring the distance of places from each other. THE TABLE. :¡ Barleycorns (bc) 1 Inch in. 12 Inches 1 Foot ft. 3 Feet 1 Yard yd. 6 Feet 1 Fathom fath. 54 Yards, or 164 Feet 1 Rod, Pole, or Perch... rd. 40 Poles 1 Furlong fur. 8... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1833 - 284 pages
...furlongs, rods, yards, feet, inches, and barleycorns. TABLE. 3 barley-corns, bar. make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches 1 foot, - ft. 3 feet 1 yard - yd. 5J yards or 16J feet • 1 rod, perch, orpoie. rd. 40 rods 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs or 320 rods 1 mile, -... | |
 | Charles Potts - Arithmetic - 1835 - 202 pages
...The denominations are, degree, league, mile, furlong, pole, yard, feet, and inch. 12 inches (in.) = l foot. ft. 3 feet =1 yard. yd. 5j yards =1 rod, pole, or perch, p. 40 poles (or 220 yds.) = l furlong, fur. 8 furlongs (or 1760 yds.) = l mile. m. 3 miles =1 league.... | |
 | Luther Ainsworth - Arithmetic - 1837 - 306 pages
...inches, and barley corns. Q. Can you repeat the table ? A. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches ' 1 foot, ft. 3 feet ' 1 yard, yd. 5J yards or 16J feet ' 1 rd. pole or p •ch rd. or p. 40 rods or 220 yards ' 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs or... | |
 | Joseph Stockton - Arithmetic - 1839 - 216 pages
...furlongs? poles, rods or perches, yards, feet, inches, and barleycorns. Thus estimated. 3 barleycorns (bc.) make 1 inch in. 12 inches 1 foot ft- * 3 feet 1 yard yd. 5£ yards (or 16^ feet) . 1 rod, pole, or perch P. t 3 miles .1 league L. 60 geographic, or ) ., .... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1840 - 144 pages
...hundreds in two tons ? E" LESSON V. About Long Measure. TABLE OF LONG MEASURE. 3 barley-corns, bar. make 1 inch, - - - - in. 12 inches 1 foot, - - - - ft. 3 feet ------ 1 yard, - - - - yd. 5 j yards, or 1 6i feet - - 1 rod, perch, or pole, rd. 40 rods 1 furlong, - - - fur. 8 furlongs, or... | |
 | Thomas Carpenter (schoolmaster.) - 1842 - 154 pages
...acre. Also, 640 acres make 1 square mile 1 00 feet 1 square of flooring LONG MEASURE. 3 barleycorns ... 1 inch in. 12 inches 1 foot ft. 3 feet 1 yard yd. 5i yards 1 pole or perch po. or per. 40 "poles or perches 1 furlong fur. 8 furlongs 1 mile mi. 3 miles,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1844 - 182 pages
...hundred ? T many hundreds in two tons ? About Long Measure. TABLE OP LONG MEASURE. 3 barley-corns, bar. make 1 inch, - - - - in. 12 inches 1 foot, - - - - ft. 3 feet - 1 yard, - - - - yd. 5j yards, or 16s feet - - 1 rod, perch, or pole, rd. 40 rods ------ l furlong, - - - fur. 8 furlongs, or 320... | |
 | James H. Porter - Arithmetic - 1845 - 252 pages
...gallon. 9. Long Mec/toure. ,;,,,. ; £ 3 barley corns (I. c.) make 1 Inch, marked * . • •«». 12 inches, . ' .,. 1 foot, ..„-.;•< ft. 3 feet,...yd,. 5J yards, 1 rod, pole, or perch, rd. 40 rods, '"X1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, 1 mile, m. Smiles, ,,] 1 league,' ,: ' ',,,•(. lea. 69 J statute miles.... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1845 - 196 pages
...Long Measure are degree, league, mile, furlong, pole, }rard, foot, and inch. 12 inches (in.) make - 1 foot - - - ft. 3 feet - - - - 1 yard - yd. 5J yards - - - 1 rod, pole, or perch P. 40 poles (or 220 yds.) - 1 furlong - -fur. 8 furlongs (or 1760 yds.) 1 mile - - - M. 3 miles - -... | |
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