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In mainland China, since 1984, the chi has been defined as exactly 1/3 of a metre, i.e., 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 cm (13.1 in). However, in Hong Kong the corresponding unit, pronounced tsek (cek3) in Cantonese, is defined as exactly 0.371475 m (1 ft 2.6250 in) or 1 7/32 ft. [2] The two units are sometimes referred to in English as "Chinese foot" and "Hong Kong foot".
The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if ...
The gigametre (SI symbol: Gm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1 000 000 000 meters (10 9 m). To help compare different distances this section lists lengths starting at 10 9 meters (1 gigameter (Gm) or 1 billion meters). 1.2 Gm – separation between Saturn and Titan; 1.39 Gm – diameter of Sun [168] [169]
6 ft 4 in 193 cm: George B. McClellan [72] 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: 8 in 20 cm 1860: Abraham Lincoln: 6 ft 4 in 193 cm: Stephen A. Douglas [73] John C. Breckinridge [74] 5 ft 4 in 6 ft 2 in: 163 cm 188 cm: 12 in 2 in: 30 cm 5 cm 1856: James Buchanan: 6 ft 0 in 183 cm: Millard Fillmore John C. Frémont [75] 5 ft 9 in 5 ft 9 in: 175 cm 175 cm: 3 in 3 in ...
177.9 cm (5 ft 10 in) 164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) 1.08: 20–74: 86.3%: Self-reported: 1987–1994 [188] Switzerland: 177.4 cm (5 ft 10 in) 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) 1.08: 15+ (N= m:10,435 f:11,644) 100.0%: Self-reported: 2017 [189] Switzerland: 178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) — — Conscripts, 19 (N= m:12,447, Median= m:178.0 cm (5 ft 10 in), SD= m:6.52 cm (2.6 ...
The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001. The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early , a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one ...
4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge The R262 is a proposed New Technology Train -series subway car for the New York City Subway . It is expected to replace the current R62 and R62A rolling stock, which are used on the subway's A Division and were built in the mid-1980s.
The following table is adapted from the scale of the American Library Association, [1] [9] which uses a basis sheet of 19-by-25-inch (483 by 635 mm) [10] which is, confusingly if not explained by the source, half the text/book stock sheet of 25-by-38-inch (635 by 965 mm), and in which size refers to the dimensions of the cover (trimmed pages ...