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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 484 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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STANDARDS  of See also:

AREA.—We cannot here describe these in detail . Usually they were formed in each See also:country on the squares of the See also:long See also:measures . The See also:Greek See also:system was See also:foot, 36 =hexapodes too= acaena, 25 =aroura, 4=plethron . 1.027 sq. ft . 36.96 102.68 2567 10,268 The See also:Roman system was- pes, too=decempeda, 36=clima, 4=actus, 2=jugerum, '94 sq. ft . 94 3384 13,536 27,072 jugerum, 2=heredium, too=centuria, 4=saltus .

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