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  2. Hand (unit) - Wikipedia

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    To convert inches to hands, the number in inches is divided by four, then the remainder is added after the radix point. Thus, a horse that measures 60 inches is 15 hands high (15 × 4 = 60) and a horse halfway between 15 and 16 hands is 15.2 hands, or 62 inches tall (15 × 4 + 2 = 62) [ 5 ] [ 7 ] Because the subdivision of a hand is a base 4 ...

  3. Book size - Wikipedia

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    An octavo page, oriented a quarter turn from the full sheet, would have height 240 mm (9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)— 1 ⁄ 2 in × 19 —and width 160 mm (6 + 1 ⁄ 4 in)— 1 ⁄ 4 in × 25. The sizes of books of the same format will differ in proportion to the full sheets used to print them.

  4. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    Fontanini produces 5 inch nativity scene figures at this scale. 1:14: 0.8571428 in: 21.77 mm Tamiya Tamiya 56301 RC 1:14 King Hauler, RC Tractor Trucks 1:14 Scale. 1:13.71: 22.225 mm Model railway scratchbuilders' scale at 7 ⁄ 8 inches to a foot, commonly used with 45 mm gauge track to represent 2 ft gauge prototypes. 1:13: 59 ⁄ 64 in: 23.44 mm

  5. Ell - Wikipedia

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    In England, the ell was usually exactly 45 in (1.143 m), or a yard and a quarter. It was mainly used in the tailoring business but is now obsolete. Although the exact length was never defined in English law, standards were kept; the brass ell examined at the Exchequer by Graham in the 1740s had been in use "since the time of Queen Elizabeth".

  6. Paper size - Wikipedia

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    45 × 64 1 + 19 ⁄ 24 × 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 ... the days of manual papermaking and that the 11-inch length of the page is about a quarter of "the average maximum stretch of ...

  7. 1:64 scale - Wikipedia

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    The 1:64 scale originated by halving the common 1:32 scale, which was known as "standard size" in some hobbies. This smaller scale became successful because of its relative size in comparison to other toys, the fact that it is a derivative of the 1/16 scale, and because small hands easily hold them. [ 1 ]

  8. What Was Queen Elizabeth’s Height? Royal Family Members ...

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    With tall dad Prince Harry and petite mom Markle, I wonder where on the height spectrum their son Archie and daughter Lilibet will fall. 12. Princess Eugenie: 5’5"

  9. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    The most common size category. For women of about average height (5 ft 4 in) with an average bust height and an hourglass figure. Dress sizes may be given as girth at the bust in inches (e.g., 36), but even-numbered sizes from 2 to 16 are more common. Categorical sizes range from XS (extra-small) to XL (extra-large). Junior sizes