 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
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1874 - 444 pages
...used in measuring length and distance. It begina with the inch. 1 Inch. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, .... ft. 3 feet, 1 yard, .... yd. 5J- yards, 1 rod, . . . . rd. 40 rods, 1 furlong, . . . fur. 8 furlongs, 1 mile, .... mi. Construct from the above, and... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1876 - 366 pages
...ic where length is required without regard to breadth or thickness. TABLE. ___3__Basleyeorns (b. c) make 1 Inch, in. 12 Inches " 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard, yd. 5£ Yards or 16J Feet " 1 Rod, rd. 40 Rods " " 1 Furlong, for. 8 Furlongs " 1 Mile, m. 3 Miles_ " 1... | |
 | Robert Miller (M.A., of Edinburgh.) - Arithmetic - 1881 - 238 pages
...pint and gallon are 1 1 1 с same as the imperial pint and gall on. LE NOT H. (VII.) LINEAL MEASURE. 12 inches . . =1 foot (ft.). 3 feet . . =1 yard (yd.). 5J yards . . == 1 rod or pole. 40 poles (220 yds.) = 1 furlong. 8 furlongs (1760 yds.) = 1 mile. 4 inches = 1 hand, used... | |
 | Silas Sadler Packard, Byron Horton - Business mathematics - 1882 - 224 pages
...temperature of 62° Fahrenheit. This bar was obtained from England in 1827. TABLE. 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. mi. fur. rd. yd. ft. in. ] = 8 = 320 =... | |
 | W. V. Wright - Measurement - 1887 - 74 pages
...MEASUREMENT TABLES. Linear measure is used in measuring lengths and distances. The table is as follows : 12 inches . . . . = 1 foot . ... ft. 3 feet = 1 yard . ... yd. 5J yards (16^ feet) . = 1 rod . . . . rd. 320 rods = 1 mile .... mi. Remember that 1 mile equals 1,760 yards.... | |
 | Henry Francis Harrington - Spellers - 1888 - 126 pages
...rod (sq. rd.). 100 square rods = 1 acre (A.). 640 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.... | |
 | William Hopton - Mines and mineral resources - 1890 - 352 pages
...standard superficial and solid measures will be accurately ascertained and kept correct. LINEAL MEASURE. 12 inches = 1 foot (ft). 3 feet =1 yard (yd.). 5J yards =1 rod or pole (p.). 40 poles, or 220 yards =1 furlong. 3 furlongs, or 1760 yards =1 mile. By this measure... | |
 | Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - Business mathematics - 1890 - 312 pages
...Measure is used in measuring lengths, breadths, depths, heights, or distances. Scale: 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.); 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) ; 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.) ; 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 161. Surveyors' Linear Measure is used by surveyors in measuring boundaries... | |
 | John Tilden Prince - 1893 - 146 pages
...take to make this quantity of silk? (1 pound = 7000 grains.) Measures of Length. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) Measures of Surface. 144 square inches i = 1 square (sq. in.) (. foot... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - Arithmetic - 1893 - 264 pages
...bu. wheat there were sold 10 bu. 3 pk. 7 qt. How much remained ? 679. Long Measure. 12 inches (in.) 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards 1 rod (rd.) 320 rode 1 mile (mi.) 15. How many yards in a mile? How many feet? How many inches? * 16. A field... | |
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