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History of Measurement
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Gallon: A unit meaning "pail"
BarielMouton: Proponent of the standard unit of length to be 1 minute of an arc of a great circle of the earth
Digit: Thickness or width of the index finger
Metron: Greek word for meter
GreatCircle: Any circumference of the earth
Cubit: Distance from the tip of the middle finger of an outstretched hand to the front of the elbow
Elizabeth: Changed the measurement of mile in feet from 5, 000 to 5, 280 feet (first name only)
Span: Distance from the tip of the little finger to the tip of the thumb of an outstretched hand
Henry: Declared the yard as the distance from the tip of his/her nose to the end of the middle finger of his/her outstretched hand (first name only)
Foot: One of this is equivalent to 12 inches
Fathom: A unit meaning "outstretched arms"
Liter: Metric unit used for determining volume
Pace: Distance of one full step
Picard: Proponent of a unit of length that was the length of a pendulum
Palm: Distance across the base of the four fingers
History of Measurement
Across:4. | Any circumference of the earth | 5. | Declared the yard as the distance from the tip of his/her nose to the end of the middle finger of his/her outstretched hand (first name only) | 6. | Distance across the base of the four fingers | 7. | One of this is equivalent to 12 inches | 8. | A unit meaning "outstretched arms" | 10. | Metric unit used for determining volume | 11. | Distance from the tip of the little finger to the tip of the thumb of an outstretched hand | 13. | Distance of one full step |
| | Down:1. | Distance from the tip of the middle finger of an outstretched hand to the front of the elbow | 2. | Proponent of the standard unit of length to be 1 minute of an arc of a great circle of the earth | 3. | Changed the measurement of mile in feet from 5, 000 to 5, 280 feet (first name only) | 4. | A unit meaning "pail" | 9. | Greek word for meter | 12. | Proponent of a unit of length that was the length of a pendulum |
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History of Measurement
Across:4. | Any circumference of the earth | 5. | Declared the yard as the distance from the tip of his/her nose to the end of the middle finger of his/her outstretched hand (first name only) | 6. | Distance across the base of the four fingers | 7. | One of this is equivalent to 12 inches | 8. | A unit meaning "outstretched arms" | 10. | Metric unit used for determining volume | 11. | Distance from the tip of the little finger to the tip of the thumb of an outstretched hand | 13. | Distance of one full step |
| | Down:1. | Distance from the tip of the middle finger of an outstretched hand to the front of the elbow | 2. | Proponent of the standard unit of length to be 1 minute of an arc of a great circle of the earth | 3. | Changed the measurement of mile in feet from 5, 000 to 5, 280 feet (first name only) | 4. | A unit meaning "pail" | 9. | Greek word for meter | 12. | Proponent of a unit of length that was the length of a pendulum |
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