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System of the measures applied in Russian empire:
№ п\п | The name | Value in Russian units | The note |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1 | Point | 0,254 millimetres | |
2 | Line | 2,54 millimetres (10 points) | The linear measure is entered since XVIII century. An example: Russian 3 linear (7,62-mm) Mosina S.I.'s rifle of the sample 1891 года1 had the name "tryohlinejka", occurring from calibre of the trunk equal to three lines on 2,54 mm. |
3 | Inch | 25,4 millimetres (10 lines) | The linear measure is entered since XVIII century. |
4 | Vershok | 44,38 millimetres (1,75 inches) | The word occurs from top in sense «the top extremity something, top, a top. |
5 | Span (Quarter) | 17, 8 centimetres (4 vershoks) | It is mentioned in sources since XII century. As a national-household measure it continued to be used up to the XX-th century. |
6 | Foot | 304,8 millimetres (12 inches) | In XVIII century during realisation of reforms of Peter I in connection with requirements of the industry and trade existing linear measures have been added by English measures in foot and inch. |
3 | Elbow | 35,6 centimetres (2 spans, 2 vershoks) | It is mentioned in literary monuments since XI century. It was equaled to half of English yard. Since XVI century the elbow was gradually superseded by arshin. |
4 | Arshin | 0,71 metre (2 elbows, 4 spans, 16 vershoks) | It is legitimised in Russian empire as the basic linear measure «Position about measures and scales» from June, 4th, 1899. Growth of the person and large animals was designated in |
1 Feodors V.Evoljutsija of small arms. I., - M: East horizon, 2003. - With. 192.
Vershoks over two arshin, for small animals - over one arshin. | |||
5 | Sazhen | 2,133 metres (3 arshins, 12 spans, 48 vershoks) | One of the most widespread in Russia and in Russian empire of linear measures. |
6 | The state Sazhen | 2,16 metres (3 arshins (72 sm) on 16 vershoks). | It is approved in 1649 «Cathedral ulozheniem», it is equal to length of 7 English foots (2,1336 metres) on закону1 from October, 11th, 1835. |
6 | The slanting Sazhen | 2,48 metres | Originally the broad shoulders are a distance from tips of fingers of the hand extended upwards to fingers of a foot opposite to it. |
7 | Verst | 1066,8 metres (~ 500 sazhens) | The verst size repeatedly varied depending on number sazhen, entering in it, and sazhen sizes. |
8 | Verst mezhevaja | 2,12 kilometres (1000 sazhens, 2 versts) | In XVIII century mezhevye versts were gradually superseded travelling (1,06 km) which in XIX century were established definitively. |
9 | Mile (German or geographical) | 7, 420 kilometres (7 versts) | Occurs from a Latin word "milija" - one thousand steps (1/15 degrees of terrestrial equator). |
10 | The sea Mile | 1,852 kilometres | (1/60 degrees of an arch of a terrestrial meridian). |
11 | The English Mile | 1,609 kilometres | In XVIII century in Europe was 46 various units of measure which were called in miles. |
1 About system of the Russian measures and scales//PSZRI. Sobr. 2. X. № 8459.
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