Soule's Intermediate Philosophic Arithmetic, Embracing Oral and Written Problems - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ... (ir.urki'il ") = 1 Minute............' 60 Minutes = 1 Degree............ 30 Degrees = 1 Sign.............. s. 12 Signs, or 360;= 1 Circle............. c. c. s. '" 1 = 12 = 360 = 21600 = 1296000 1 = 30 = 1800 = 108000 1 = 60 = 3600 1 = 60 THE OLD FRENCH AND SPANISH MEASURES OF LENGTH, SURFACE, AND SOLID. 418. Louisiana having been both a French and Spanish Province, the old French and Spanish units of measure are often met with in private and public records; and to aid in understanding such units, the following table is presented: TABLE. 419. "'' French System. English or American'Measure. 1 Point =.0074 English inches. 1 Line = 12 points =.08884 English inches. 1 Inch = 12 lines = 1.06577 English inches. 1 Foot = 12 inches = 12.7892 English inches. 1 Ell--43 inches 10 lines= 46.716 English inches. 1 Toise= G feet = 76.735 English inches. 1 Perch, u-Rod (Pans) = 18 feet 1 Perch, or Roil (Royal)--22 feet = 19.1838 English feet. = 23.447 English feet. TABLE-Contlnued. O1I French System. English or American Measure. 1 League (common)=25 to a dogree=2280 toises=14579.688 English feet=2.761 miles. 1 League (post) = 2000 toises = 12789.2 English feet = 2.422 miles. 1 Fathom (brass)=5 feet French=63.946 English inches. 1 Cable length = 100 toises = 639.46 English feet = 106.58 English fathoms. 420. Old Spanish System. 1 Foot = 11.1284 English inches. 1 Vara = 3 feet=0.9274 English yd. =33.3864 Eng. inches. 1 Common League = 19800 Spanish feet. 1 Judicial League = 15000 Spanish feet. 421. ld French Square and Cubic Measure. 1 Square inch = 1.13587 English square inches. 1 Arpeut (Paris) = 100 sq. perches, = 36804.120331) sq. feet, English. 1 Arpent (Woodland) = 100 sq. perches (Royal) = 54978.994576 sq. feet, English. 1 Cubic inch...