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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    31 cm = 3.1 dm – wingspan of largest butterfly species Ornithoptera alexandrae; 32 cm – length of the Goliath frog, the world's largest frog; 46 cm = 4.6 dm – length of an average domestic cat; 50 to 65 cm = 5–6.5 dm – a coati's tail; 66 cm = 6.6 dm – length of the longest pine cones (produced by the sugar pine [117])

  3. Curium - Wikipedia

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    Compared to a competing thermoelectric generator isotope such as 238 Pu, 244 Cm emits 500 times more neutrons, and its higher gamma emission requires a shield that is 20 times thicker—2 inches (51 mm) of lead for a 1 kW source, compared to 0.1 inches (2.5 mm) for 238 Pu. Therefore, this use of curium is currently considered impractical.

  4. Isotopes of curium - Wikipedia

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    Curium (96 Cm) is an artificial element with an atomic number of 96. Because it is an artificial element, ... 242 Cm 96 146 242.0588342(12) 162.8(2) d

  5. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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    Point Metric size American system Continental system Chinese system American [4] British [1] French [5] German [6] Dutch Character Pinyin Meaning 1 ≈ 0.353 mm: American [a] ...

  6. Ancient Roman units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    60 × 60 pedes [12] actus quadratus or acnua 14,400 pedes qu. 1,262 m 2 13,600 sq ft also called arpennis in Gaul [12] jugerum: 28,800 pedes qu. 2,523 m 2 27,200 sq ft 0.623 acres heredium 2 jugera 5,047 m 2 54,300 sq ft 1.248 acres centuria: 200 jugera 50.5 ha 125 acres formerly 100 jugera [12] saltus 800 jugera 201.9 ha

  7. Medieval weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    Linie – Line, usually 1 ⁄ 12 inch, but also 1 ⁄ 10. Zoll – Inch, usually 1 ⁄ 12 foot, but also 1 ⁄ 10. Fuss – Foot, varied between 23.51 cm in Wesel and 40.83 cm in Trier. Rheinfuss – Rhine foot, used in the North, 31.387 cm; Elle – Ell / cubit, distance between elbow and finger tip.

  8. Centimetre - Wikipedia

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    Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales.The microwave is in-between 1 meter to 1 millimeter.. A centimetre or centimeter (US/Philippine spelling), with SI symbol cm, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of ⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠. [1]

  9. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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    The B fitting adds 12 cm and the T height modifier 4 cm to the base hip measurement 89 + 16 = 105 cm. [13] Additionally there are a set of age based waist adjustments, such that a dress marketed at someone in their 60s may allow for a waist 9 cm larger than a dress, of the same size, marketed at someone in their 20s. The age based adjustments ...