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20000 Leagues Under the Seas

by Jules Verne

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Units of Measure

CABLE LENGTH In Verne's context, 600 feet
CENTIGRADE 0 degrees centigrade = freezing water
37 degrees centigrade = human body temperature
100 degrees centigrade = boiling water
FATHOM 6 feet
GRAM Roughly 1/28 of an ounce
* MILLIGRAM Roughly 1/28,000 of an ounce
* KILOGRAM (KILO) Roughly 2.2 pounds
HECTARE Roughly 2.5 acres
KNOT 1.15 miles per hour
LEAGUE In Verne's context, 2.16 miles
LITER Roughly 1 quart
METER Roughly 1 yard, 3 inches
* MILLIMETER Roughly 1/25 of an inch
* CENTIMETER Roughly 2/5 of an inch
* DECIMETER Roughly 4 inches
* KILOMETER Roughly 6/10 of a mile
* MYRIAMETER Roughly 6.2 miles
TON, METRIC Roughly 2,200 pounds

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