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  2. Unusual types of gramophone records - Wikipedia

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    Test pressings were made at the normal 12-inch and 10-inch sizes in addition to the 7-inch sizes noted below for both 8 + 1 ⁄ 3 as well as 16 + 2 ⁄ 3. However, with mastering facilities of the period only going as low as 16 rpm, the quadruple-speed mastering required to get a playback speed of 4 rpm was deemed to have an insufficient audio ...

  3. Help:Convert - Wikipedia

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    By default, the output value is rounded to adjust its precision to match that of the input. An input such as 1234 is interpreted as 1234 ± 0.5, while 1200 is interpreted as 1200 ± 50, and the output value is displayed accordingly, taking into account the scale factor used in the conversion.

  4. English units - Wikipedia

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    3 digits = 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches = 1 ⁄ 16 yard Palm: 76.2 mm: 3 inches Hand: 101.6 mm: 4 inches Shaftment: 165 mm or 152 mm: Width of the hand and outstretched thumb, 6 + 12 inches before 12th century, 6 thereafter [14] Link: 201.2 mm: 7.92 inches or one 100th of a chain. [15] (A modern Indian surveyor's chain has 200 mm links.) Span: 228.6 mm

  5. Radiocarbon dating - Wikipedia

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    C is approximately 1.25 parts of 14 C to 10 12 parts of 12 C. [16] In addition, about 1% of the carbon atoms are of the stable isotope 13 C. [5] The equation for the radioactive decay of 14 C is: [17] 14 6 C14 7 N + e − + ν e. By emitting a beta particle (an electron, e −) and an electron antineutrino (ν e), one of the neutrons in the 14

  6. Hand (unit) - Wikipedia

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    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 system, a horse 64 inches high is 16.0 hands high, not 15.4. [2]

  7. Photo print sizes - Wikipedia

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    The alternative Super series, denoted SnR, nR Plus or nR+, has an aspect ratio of 3∶2 (or as close as possible) and thus provides a better fit for standard 135 film (35 mm) at sizes of 8 inches or above. 5R is twice the size of a 2R print, 6R twice the size of a 4R print and S8R twice the size of 6R. 4D/6D is a newer size for most consumer ...

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  9. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Under the Harappan linear measures, Indus cities during the Bronze Age used a foot of 13.2 inches (335 mm) and a cubit of 20.8 inches (528 mm). [11] The Egyptian equivalent of the foot—a measure of four palms or 16 digits—was known as the djeser and has been reconstructed as about 30 cm (11.8 in).