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| (...) Not really suited for the seafarer. They tended to use the League, Fathom and Cable. Don't have the specifics for each at hand, but might be able to locate. Like the Story, am sorry my own Lego Dark Age lasted through Pirates. Hope they (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Ray Sanders wrote (...) For every fact there is at least one person who knows it. This internet thingie - very clever! Thanks Ray. Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Quoting from the book [1]: <quote> Units of Linear Measure 1 chain = 100 links = 66 feet 1 mile = 80 chains = 5280 feet Units of Area 1 acre = 10 square chains = 43,560 square feet 1 square mile = 640 acres The chain unit, devised in the seventeenth (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Tony Priestman wrote (...) Cool. Anyone know how long a chain was? How about a league? And a fathom was about 6 feet, yes? And thanks for the email - I'll get those corrections sorted out over the weekend. regards Richard Still baldly going... Check (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Bruce Schlickbernd wrote in message ... (...) boat. I (...) notice (...) Really? So I turn the wheel left to steer right. I didn't know that. I though only airplanes were that cock-eyed. And despite having taken the wheel of HMS Bounty (the one they (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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