 | Indiana. State Board of Education - 1886 - 360 pages
...Extension. LONG MEASURE. ART. 207. — Long measure is used iu measuring lengths and distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot, ft. 3 feet = 1 yard, yd. 5£...yards, or 16£ feet = 1 rod, rd. 320 rods = 1 mile, mi. 60 geographical miles = 1 degree. 69.16 statute miles = 1 degree (deg. or °) of longitude at the equator.... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - Arithmetic - 1886 - 200 pages
...OR LONG MEASURE. ART. 156.—Linear or Long measure is used in measuring lengths and distances. 12 inches (in.) =1 foot, ft. 3 feet = 1 yard, yd. 5£ yards, or I6i feet = 1 rod, rd. 320 rods = 1 mile, mi. 1. How many rods in 2 mi.? 2. How many inches in 2 yds.?... | |
 | Christian Brothers - Arithmetic - 1888 - 484 pages
...the yard. It is equal to f MMi °t the length of a pendulum vibrating seconds, at London. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot ft. 3 feet = 1 yard yd. 5| yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod rd. 320 rods = 1 mile m. OTHER DENOMINATIONS. 12 lines = 1 inch. 3 sizes = 1 inch (shoemaker's). 4 inches = 1 hand (in measuring... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1888 - 378 pages
...descending ; and 24 inches = 2 feet is an example of reduction ascending. UNITS OF LENGTH. 145. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards, or 16{ feet, = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, or 5280 feet, = 1 mile (mi.). NOTE. A line = ^ in. ; a barleycorn = J in. ; a hand (used... | |
 | Charles Austin Hobbs - Arithmetic - 1889 - 366 pages
...pecks 5 quarts. 49. Lnig or Linear Measure is used in measuring lengths and dis^Hices. t ^m TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards or 16^- feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.). NOTE. A line = -^ in. ; a furlong = 40 rd. ; a fathom = 6 ft. 50. Surveyors'... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1889 - 476 pages
...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... | |
 | Caton's national business college, Buffalo, N.Y. - 1889 - 330 pages
...160. Linear Measure is used in measuring lengths, breadths, depths, heights, or distances. Scale: 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.); 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) ; 5£ yards = 1 rod (rd.) ; 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 161. Surveyors' Linear Measure is used by surveyors in measuring... | |
 | James William Nicholson - Arithmetic - 1889 - 408 pages
...dimension, length. 234. Long measure is used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet " 1 YARD (yd.) 5£ yards, or 16£ ft. make 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods make 1 statute mile (mi.) In measuring cloth, ribbons, etc., the yard... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 182 pages
...length. 4- Linear Measure, called also Long Measure, is used in measuring lines, or distances. TABLE. 12 Inches (in.] = 1 Foot . . . ft. 3 Feet = 1 Yard . . .yd. 5^ Yards, or Щ Ft. = 1 Rod . . . rd. 320 Rods = 1 Mile . . .mi. 1 Mi. = r 63360 in. 5280 ft. i 1760 yd. { 320 rd.... | |
 | Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - Business mathematics - 1890 - 316 pages
...160. Linear Measure is used in measuring lengths, breadths, depths, heights, or distances. Scale: 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.); 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) ; 5£ yards = 1 rod (rd.) ; 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 161. Surveyors' Linear Measure is used by surveyors in measuring... | |
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LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. 
