In a message dated 95-10-31 11:12:05 EST, wls@homarus.ccsu.ctstateu.edu (Bill
Singleton) writes:
>And before anyone grumbles about stone and pounds, remember there are still
>folks in the good ol' USA for whom measurments such as chains and rods (66
>and 16.5 feet, respectively) are still important. (Extra credit for those
>who know that an acre is a parcel of land that measures 2 rods by 2
>chains.)
Have to call you on this one... (66+66)+ (16.5+16.5)=4356 sq feet, which is
.10 acre, not 1 acre. The correct formula is 2 chains and 20 rods to an acre.
(132 x 330)
What I want to know is why we got stuck with numbers like 640 acres to a
square mile, and why a mile is such an odd number? Then there's grains and
grams and the like! Arrggg!!
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