 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
 | Samuel Wesley Baird - Arithmetic - 1901 - 176 pages
...Measure is used in measuring lines or estimating distances. The unit of long measure is the yard. TABLE 12 inches = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards, or IfiJ ft. = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mi. = 1760 yd. = 5280 ft. = 63360 in. SURVEYORS'... | |
 | Isaac Oscar Winslow - Arithmetic - 1901 - 284 pages
...(pk.). 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.). 1 bushel = 2150.42 cubic inches. LINEAR MEASUIĶE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.). Щ feet = 1 rod. 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1760 yards = 1 mile. 5280 feet = 1 mile. SURFACE MEASURE... | |
 | George Edward Atwood - 1901 - 170 pages
...= 1 quart qt. 8 quarts = 1 peck pk. 4 quarts = 1 gallon gal. 4 pecks = 1 bushel bu. LINEAR MEASURE 12 inches = 1 foot ft. 3 feet = 1 yard yd. 5J yards, or 16^ feet = 1 rod rd. 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile mi. SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches = 1 square... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - Algebra - 1903 - 270 pages
...(gi.) is equal to one- fourth of a pint. It is very rarely used. LINEAR M HASUBK. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (ml.) 1 mi. = 320 rd. = 1760 yd. = 5280 ft. = 63,380 in. A furlong is equal... | |
 | Frank H. Hall - Arithmetic - 1903 - 400 pages
...at the level of the sea in the latitude of London. It is ff$-^ of a meter. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.). 16J feet = 1 rod. 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1760 yards = 1 mile. . 5280 feet = 1 mile. 1 fathom... | |
 | Nehemiah Hawkins - Steam engineering - 1903 - 354 pages
...MEASURE. This is used in estimating distances and the length of articles 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 common mile, m. SURFACE, or SQUARE MEASURE. This is used... | |
 | Mrs. De Salis (Harriet Anne) - Formulas, recipes, etc - 1904 - 190 pages
...measure, as the brickwork is reckoned to be 14 inches, or 1^ brick thick. Long Measure. 3 Barleycorns .... make 1 Inch (in.) 12 Inches ,,1 Foot (ft.) 3 Feet 1 Yard (yd.) 5J Yards 4 Poles or 22 Yards 40 Poles .... 8 Furlongs, or 1,760 Yards 3 Miles. 1 Pole (po.), Rod, or Perch 1... | |
 | Gordon Augustus Southworth, John Charles Stone - Arithmetic - 1904 - 204 pages
...4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (Ib.) 2000 pounds = 1 ton (T.) 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours... | |
 | Charles Wilbur Leigh - 1906 - 72 pages
...lines or distances. A line has but one dimension, and that is length. LINEAR MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J£ yards = 1 rod (rd.), pole, or perch. 40 rods = 1 furlong (fur.) 8 furlongs = 1 mile (mi.) 240. In reducing a number... | |
 | John William Hopkins - Arithmetic - 1907 - 376 pages
...cwt. 91 Ib. Find in pounds the average weight of the horses. LINEAR OR LONG MEASURE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5j yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 6080 feet = 1 knot, geographical or nautical mile 3 knots = 1 marine... | |
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