IMPORTANT MEASUREMENT- 01

 Unit of Length

1 agate (Typography) = 0.07 inch = 0.18 centimeter

1 angstrom = 0.0000001 mm = 0.000000004 inch

1 cable’s length = 720 feet = 219.26 meters

1 chain (engineer’s 1 chain) = 100 feet = 30.48 meters

(Gunter’s surveyors) = 66 feet = 20.12 meters

1 cubit = 18 inch = 45.72 centimeters

1 degree (geographical) = 69.05 miles = 111.12 kilometers

1 decameter = 10 meter = 32.81 feet

1 fathom = 6 feet = 1.83 meters

1 hand = 4 inch = 10.16 centimeter

1 league = 3 miles = 4.83 kilometer

1 light year = 5,880,000,000,000 miles = 9,462,684,000,000 kilometers

1 link (Gunter’s or surveyor’s) = 7.92 inches = 20.12 centimeters

1 link (engineer’s) = 1 foot = 0.31 meters

1 micrometer = 0.001 millimeter = 0.000039 inch

1 micron = 0.001 millimeter = 0.000039 inch

1 mil = 0.001 inch = 0.3 millimeter

1 millimicron = 0.000001 millimeter = 0.000000039 inch

1 nanometer = 0.00000 millimeter = 0.000000039 inch

1 nautical mile = 1.15 miles = 1.852 kilometers

1 perch or pole = 16.5 feet = 5 meters

1 point (typography) = 0.1 inch = 0.35 millimeter