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1 foot = 30.51 cm
1 vare or rod = 4 palms = 91.47 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