DIFFERENT REDUCTIONS OF THE FRENCH TOISE INTO ENGLISH FEET.
Captain Kater, 1799 6·3945925921 feet.
Hassler, 1832 6·3951409 “
Chambers’ Encyclopædia 6·39456 “
“ Mathematics 6·394662 “
Wallace 6·39462 “
Nystrom 6·39625 “
Alexander 6·39435 “
Dana 6·3946 “
The following table of reductions as used shows clearly how great a
confusion exists in the matter of comparisons:
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