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to about nine Lines.-

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Englifh Meafures of Length, or Jpplicatioiu

Inch

3

Palm

Span

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7y2o 65560

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660

440

220

132

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880

40

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7040

5280

3520

1 7 (JO

1056

220

8 1

I Mile

Scripture Meafures of Length.

Digit

_4__ 12

Palm 3

Span

— : : ; — ;

Engl.Feet. Inch.Dec — " — — 0,912

24

144

19 -- 1920

6

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1 9,888

1 11,328

1 7,104

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Grecian Meafures of Length reduced to Englifh.

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4

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16

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96

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76800

19200

7680

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3840 1 3200

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Engl.Paces.Feet.Inch.Dec.


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— o o 7,5546? o o 3,3101^

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o 6 0,525

— ; 120 4 4,5

Lo?iger Jewilh Meafures of Le?2gth*

400 2000 4c 00

Stadit 5

10

240 1

Sab. Day's Journey -

2 ,Eaftern Mile — 1

1 :ooo

6

43

5

Parafang ■'

96000

24

8 ja Day's Journey

Eng.Miles. Paces. Fcet.Dec 1,824

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4,«

729

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— 1 405

1,0

4 155

5>°

33 "7*

4.0

Roman Meafures of Length reduced to EngliCh.

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Palmus minor

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4

3

16

12

20

15

24

18

40

30

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60

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PCS

5

2500 625 ioooo 5000

Palmipes — Cubitus

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2000

Paflus

125 Stadium

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Engl.Paces.Feet.Inch.Dec 0,7254 0,967

a

2,901 11,604

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—

1 2,505 1 5,4°6

—

2 5,01

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4 10,02

120

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