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longueur > mètre > Furlong (en)

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[fur_us]Furlong (en)  

Definition

  • A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries. Five furlongs are approximately 1 kilometre (1.0058 km is a closer approximation). Since the original definition of the metre was one-quarter of one ten-millionth of the circumference of the Earth (along the great circle coincident with the meridian of longitude passing through Paris), the circumference of the Earth is about 40,000 km or about 200,000 furlongs.

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  • http://dbpedia.org/resource/Furlong

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  • 0112/2///62720#UAB204
  • furlong
  • [fur_us]
  • M50

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