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The inch, . .1 . 1.174, about 1/7 more than the
Eng. inch.
The foot, . 1. }. 11.744736 } about 1/48 less than
}. .978728 feet, } than the English foot
The decad, . 10. . 9.787, about 1/48 less than the 10
feet rod of the carpenters.
The rood, . 100. . 97.872, about 1/16 less than the side
of an English square rood.
The furlong, 1000. . 978.728, about 1/3 more than the
Eng. fur.
The mile, . 10000. . 9787.28, about 1 6/7 English mile,
nearly the Scotch and Irish mile,
and 1/2 the German mile.
2. SUPERFICIAL MEASURE.
Roods.
The hundredth, . .01 95.69 square feet English.
The tenth, . .1 957.9
The rood, . 1. 9579.085
The double acre, . 10. 2.199, or say 2.2 acres
English.
The square furlong, . 100. 22.
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