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  2. Swedish units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The system was slightly revised in 1735. In 1855, a decimal reform was instituted that defined a new Swedish inch as 1 ⁄ 10 Swedish foot (2.96 cm or 1.17 inches). Up to the middle of the 19th century, there was a law allowing the imposition of the death penalty for falsifying weights or measures.

  3. 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.

  4. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    178.6 cm (5 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 165.9 cm (5 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.08: 25–29 — Measured: 2021 [157] Russia: 177.4 cm (5 ft 10 in) 165.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) 1.07: 20–24 (N= m:8,366 f:18,921) — Measured: 2010–2012 [158] Rwanda: 163.9 cm (5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 155.7 cm (5 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.05: 15–64 (N= m:2,649 f:4,467) 95.4%: Measured ...

  5. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    225 cm: 7 ft 4.6 in: ... It is stated that he was 10 feet 2 inches (310 cm) tall and was still growing at the age of 14. ... She weighed nearly 500 pounds, was nearly ...

  6. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A board foot is a United States and Canadian unit of approximate volume, used for lumber. It is equivalent to 1 inch × 1 foot × 1 foot (144 cu in or 2,360 cm 3). It is also found in the unit of density pounds per board foot. In Australia and New Zealand the terms super foot or superficial foot were formerly used for this unit. The exact ...

  7. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    1 pound per square inch (psi) ≈ 6,895 Pa; Torque 1 pound-foot ≈ 1.356 N⋅m; Insulation 1 R-value (ft 2 ⋅°F⋅h/Btu) ≈ 0.1761 R SI (K⋅m 2 /W) Various combination units are in common use; these are straightforwardly defined based on the above basic units. Sizing systems are used for various items in commerce, several of which are U.S ...

  8. Sri Lankan units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    He describes the Parah as a measure 16.7 inches wide and 5.6 inches deep. [9] Montgomery, writing in 1835, described the interior measurement of a Parrah as a perfect cube of 11.571 inches, and the seer as a cylinder of depth 4.35 inches and diameter 4.35 inches. [12]

  9. Human height - Wikipedia

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    The people of Ancient Egypt stood around 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) for males and 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [64] The Ancient Greeks averaged 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) for males and 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) for females. The Romans were slightly taller, with an average height of 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) for males and 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) for females. [65]