3071.2555 cubits = 320 rods, poles or perches = 80 chains
Sorry, just had to get my two pen'orth in .
Andrew Young
Durham City
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From: Rob Batenburg (Robert Batenburg) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 23 May 2000 21:28
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Subject: RE: MI miles and kilometres
1 mile = 1760 yards = 1.6093 kilometres = 3071.2555 cubits
(may be useful as MapInfo 1.0 probably uses cubits as the default unit of measurement ... )
:-)
Rob Batenburg
GIS / Data Management Specialist
Integrated Pest Management Section
Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre
Agassiz, British Columbia
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>>> Stokes Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/23 9:19 am >>>
one thousand and ??????? how many yards
first one to answer gets a genuine copy of mapinfo 1.0 that i have
kicking around. complete with REAL floppy disks!!!!!!
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