Where those odd measures of length become interesting is in the surveying business. Mainly in the Southwest US where the original survey were done during the 1500 - 1600 as part of the Spanish Empire. Lot of land grants, etc are the basis for land description today. Trying to reconstruct a survey conducted three years ago that being "the big Oak Tree and the edge of the stream. . ."
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlberg Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Re: Valves > At 10:28 AM -0600 11/28/02, Bill Gross wrote: > >I wonder if the Brits still talk about "stones?" > > Then there is the "hand," a unit of length equal to 10.2 centimeters (4 > inches), used especially to specify the height of a horse. > > Cables, chains, links (Gunter's), paces, rods, and Skys. > > Be careful, because there are different kinds cables, feet, leagues and miles. > > How much blow-by was that? > > Carlberg Jones > Colima, Col., Mexico > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel. 001-52-312-330-3531 > Cel. 001-52-312-320-1701 > > > _______________________________________________ > Horn mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/listinfo/horn _______________________________________________ Horn mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/listinfo/horn
