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  2. Petite size - Wikipedia

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    The average height of an American woman is roughly between 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) and 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m). In the UK and throughout Europe the average height of a woman is around 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) to 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m). [4]

  3. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    Derived from the used of 10 yards to 1 inch. Works well with 5mm miniatures where a 6' man equals 5.08 mm 1:350: 0.871 mm: Ship models: Though assumed to be a Japanese size for ship models, its origin lies in the UK, with the release of the 1:350 Javelin and Tribal Destroyer kit in December 1945 in the FROG Penguin range.

  4. Height discrimination - Wikipedia

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    For instance, in a 2019 survey performed by Ipsos in Hungary with over 500 respondents, the perfect height for men for 53% of participants was between 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), while regarding female ideal height, 60% of respondents stated that it should be between 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) and 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in), indicating a ...

  5. HO scale - Wikipedia

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    HO or H0 is a rail transport modelling scale using a 1:87 scale (3.5 mm to 1 foot). It is the most popular scale of model railway in the world. [1] [2] The rails are spaced 16.5 millimetres (0.650 in) apart for modelling 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge tracks and trains in HO.

  6. Metrication in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The one inch to the mile (1:63,360) range of maps started being replaced with the 1:50000 range in 1969. [49] The metrication of Admiralty Charts began in 1967 as part of a modernisation programme. [50] As of 2020, road and street maps with primary scales in miles per inch are being marketed under the A-Z brand. [51]

  7. Mount Wilson Observatory - Wikipedia

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    The 100-inch (2.5 m) Hooker telescope located at Mount Wilson Observatory, California, was completed in 1917, and was the world's largest telescope until 1949. It is one of the most famous telescopes in observational astronomy of the 20th century.

  8. 10 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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  9. 12 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 12 millimetres (0.47 in) to 12.99 millimetres (0.511 in) caliber range.. Length refers to the cartridge case length.