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|valign="top"|1 foot |valign="top"|1 foot
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-|valign="top"|0.2871 m+|valign="top"|28.71 cm
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 +|valign="top"|1 ell
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 +|valign="top"|69.16 cm
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==Sources== ==Sources==
-*Harris, John, ''Lexicon Technicum: or, An Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences'' Third Edition'' (London, 1716), article "Measures".+*Harris, John, ''Lexicon Technicum: or, An Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences'' Third Edition (London, 1716), article "Measures".
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1 foot = 28.71 cm
1 ell = 69.16 cm


Sources

  • Harris, John, Lexicon Technicum: or, An Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences Third Edition (London, 1716), article "Measures".




Weights and Measures, 1650-1750