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 The number of feet in a yard. 

U.S. customary units for linear measures: 1 mile = 8 furlongs = 320 rods = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet = 63,360 inches.

 

 

The number of teaspoons in a tablespoon.

U.S. customary units for kitchen measurements: ½ pints = 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 2880 drops = 236.588 ml.

 

 

1 dram apothecaries = 3 scruples; 1 pound apothecaries = 12 ounces apothecaries = 96 drams apothecaries = 288 scruples = 5760 grains.

 

 

The number of (statute/land) miles in a league or the number of nautical miles in a marine league. (British imperial units for distance measures).

 

 

Mohs hardness scale for estimating the hardness of minerals or solid substances: diamond 10, corundum 9, topaz 8, quartz 7, orthoclase 6, apatite 5, fluorite 4, calcite 3, gypsum 2 and talc 1.

 

 

3.28084 ft (feet) = 1 m (meter).

(U.S. customary and metric units for linear measures).

 

 

1 ell = 1.25 yards = 3.75 feet = 45 inches = 60 digits = 1143 mm.

 

1 bolt (fabric) = 32 ells = 40 yards = 1440 inches.

 

 

U.S. customary units for liquid measures: 1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 32 gills = 128 fluid ounces = 1024 fluid drams = 61440 minims = 3.785411784 liters = 231 inch3.

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