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USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE CONCHOLOGIST
^ = 12 lines
I inch (English)
1 pouce (French)
I pollcx (Latin)
I Zoll (German)
I Eigne (French) =2.25 mm.
I line (English) = 2.11 mm.
I linie (German) — 2.18 mm.
3' 4" 6'" means 3 ft., 4 inches, 6 lines
I inch = 25.37 "^n^'
I fathom = 6 feet
I meter = 39-37 inches
I nautical mile = 6,080 feet
I statute mile = 5,280 feet
I degree latitude = 60 nautical miles or
about 69 statute miles
Temperature conversion (Fahrenheit-Centi-
grade)
Q = male
V = female
(j = hermaphrodite
F = ^C+32
C = ^(F-jO
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