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  2. Stadiametric rangefinding - Wikipedia

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    The interval between stadia marks in most surveying instruments is 10 mrad and gives a stadia interval factor of 100. The distance between the instrument and a stadia rod can be determined simply by multiplying the measurement between the stadia hairs (known as the stadia interval) by 100. The instrument must be level for this method to work ...

  3. Stadion (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The stadion (plural stadia, Ancient Greek: στάδιον; [1] latinized as stadium), also anglicized as stade, was an ancient Greek unit of length, consisting of 600 Ancient Greek feet . Its exact length is unknown today; historians estimate it at between 150 m and 210 m.

  4. Stadia mark - Wikipedia

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    The term stadia mark derives from the obsolete unit of distance, the stadion, derived from the Greek measurement of a stadium. [1] Several different stadia were defined, such as the Greek stadion and Egyptian stadion.

  5. Ancient Greek units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek units of measurement varied according to location and epoch. ... distance from thumb-tip to tip of outstretched index finger [2] ... 8 stadia 1.479 km ...

  6. Ancient Roman units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Roman milestone in modern Austria (AD 201), indicating a distance of 28 Roman miles (~41 km) to Teurnia. The basic unit of Roman linear measurement was the pes (plural: pedes) or Roman foot. Investigation of its relation to the English foot goes back at least to 1647, when John Greaves published his Discourse on the Romane foot.

  7. Tacheometry - Wikipedia

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    These use stadia marks on the instrument's reticle to measure the distance between two points on the stadia rod (the stadia interval). This is converted to distance from the instrument to the stadia rod by multiplying the stadia interval by the stadia interval factor. If the stadia rod is not at the same elevation as the instrument, the value ...

  8. Want To Know How Fit You Really Are? Here’s The Stat ... - AOL

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    Elite female cross-country athletes measure around 65 to 70 ml/kg/min, runners are about 60 to 65ml/kg/min, and cyclists are around 55 to 60 ml/kg/min, says Sims.

  9. Biblical mile - Wikipedia

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    Biblical mile (Hebrew: מיל, romanized: mīl) is a unit of distance on land, or linear measure, principally used by Jews during the Herodian dynasty to ascertain distances between cities and to mark the Sabbath limit, equivalent to about ⅔ of an English statute mile, or what was about four furlongs (four stadia). [1]