UNITS OF LENGTH History Units of Length Reading a Ruler Conversion Chart Drill and Practice Length answers the question, "How tall, wide, or far is it?" History The Egyptians have evidence that proves that they may be the earliest civilization that discovered a standard unit for length. The Egyptian cubit was developed about 3000 BC, the unit was based on the length of the arm (from the elbow to the extended finger). The Greeks used the width of 16 fingers to find one foot. The ...

Metric System and Unit Conversion Metric System Unit System of Measurement The Metric system was developed in France during the Napoleonic reign of France in the 1790's. The metric system has several advantages over the English system which is still in place in the U.S. However the scientific community has adopted the metric system almost from its inception. In fact, the metric system missed being nationalized in this country by one vote in the Continental Congress in the late 1700's or ea ...

Unit Conversion Tables for Areas Preliminary note: Before you use this table, convert to the base measurement first, in that convert centimeters to meters, convert kilograms to grams. In this way, I don't have to list every imaginable combination of metric units. from \ to= __ acres= __ feet2= __ inches2= __ meters2= __ miles2= __ yards2 acre 4356062726404046.856...1/6404840 foot21/43560 1440.092903041/278784001/9 inch21/62726401/144 6.4516E-42.490976E-101/1296 meter22.471054...E-410.76 ...

Unit Conversion Tables for Lengths Preliminary note: Before you use this table, convert to the base measurement first, in that convert centimeters to meters, convert kilograms to grams. In this way, I don't have to list every imaginable combination of metric units. from \ to= __ feet= __ inches= __ meters= __ miles= __ yards foot 120.30481/52801/3 inch1/12 0.02541/633601/36 meter3.280839...39.37007... 6.213711...E - 41.093613... mile5280633601609.344 1760 yard3360.91441/1760 Note: Th ...

Unit Conversion Tables for Volumes Preliminaty note: Before you use this table, convert to the base measurement first. For example, convert centimeters to meters, or convert kilograms to grams. In this way, I don't have to list every imaginable combination of metric units. from \ to= __ feet3= __ gallons (US)= __ inches3= __ liters= __ meters3= __ pints= __ quarts= __ yards3 foot3 7.480519...172828.31684...0.02831684...59.84415...29.92207...1/27 gallon (US)0.1336805... 2313.785411...0.00378 ...