Unit Proportions to Greek Remen
| Unit |
Finger |
Culture |
Metric |
Palm |
Hand |
Foot |
Remen |
Pace |
Fathom
|
| (1 ŝuŝi
|
1 (little finger) |
Mesop |
14.49 mm |
|
.2 |
0.067 |
0.05 |
|
|
| 1 ŝushi
|
1 (ring finger) |
Mesop |
16.67 mm |
|
.2 |
0.67 |
0.05 |
|
|
| 1 shushi
|
1 (ring finger) |
Mesop |
17 mm |
|
.2 |
0.67 |
0.05 |
|
|
| 1 digitus
|
1 (long finger) |
Roman |
18.5 mm |
.25 |
|
0.0625 |
0.04 |
|
|
| 1 dj
|
1 (long finger) |
Egyptian |
18.75 mm |
.25 |
|
0.0625 |
0.04 |
|
|
| 1 daktylos
|
1 (index finger) |
Greek |
19.275 mm |
|
.2 |
0.067 |
0.04 |
|
|
| 1 uban
|
1 (index finger) |
Mesop |
.2 |
|
.2 |
0.067 |
0.04 |
|
|
| 1 finger
|
1 (index finger) |
Old English |
20.32 mm |
|
.2 |
0.067 |
0.045 |
|
|
| 1 inch
|
(thumb) |
English |
25.4 mm |
|
|
0.083 |
.067 |
|
|
| 1 uncia
|
(thumb or inch) |
Roman |
24.7 mm |
.25 |
|
0.083 |
.067 |
|
|
| 1 condylos
|
2 (daktylos) |
Greek |
38.55 mm |
.5 |
|
2 |
.1 |
|
|
| 1 palaiste, palm
|
4 (daktylos) |
Greek |
77.1 mm |
1 |
|
0.25 |
.2 |
|
|
| 1 palaistos, hand
|
5 (daktylos) |
Greek |
96.375 mm |
|
1 |
0.333 |
.25 |
|
|
| 1 hand
|
5 (fingers) |
English |
101.6mm |
|
1 |
0.333 |
.25 |
|
|
| 1 dichas,
|
8 (daktylos) |
Greek |
154.2 mm |
2 |
|
0.5 |
.4 |
|
|
| 1 spithame
|
12 (daktylos) |
Greek |
231.3 mm |
3 |
|
.75 |
.6 |
|
|
| 1 pous, foot of 4 palms
|
16 (daktylos) |
Ionian Greek |
296 mm |
4 |
|
1 |
.8 |
|
| 1 pes, foot
|
16 (digitus) |
Roman |
296.4 mm |
4 |
|
1 |
.8 |
|
|
| 1 uban, foot
|
15 (uban) |
Mesop |
300 mm |
|
3 |
1 |
.75 |
|
|
| 1 bd, foot
|
16 (dj) |
Egyptian |
300 mm |
4 |
|
1 |
.8 |
|
|
| 1 foote(3 hands)
|
15 (fingers) |
Old English |
304.8 mm |
|
3 |
1 |
.75 |
|
|
| 1 foot, (12 inches)
|
16 (inches) |
English |
308.4 mm |
|
3 |
1 |
.75 |
|
|
| 1 pous, foot of 4 palms
|
16 (daktylos) |
Attic Greek |
308.4 mm |
4 |
|
1 |
.8 |
|
|
| 1 pous, foot of 3 hands
|
15 (daktylos) |
Athenian Greek |
316 mm |
4 |
|
1 |
.8 |
|
|
| 1 pygon, remen
|
20 (daktylos) |
Greek |
385.5 mm |
5 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
1 |
|
|
| 1 pechya, cubit
|
24 (daktylos) |
Greek |
462.6 mm |
6 |
|
1.5 |
1.1 |
|
|
| 1 cubit of 17.6" 6 palms
|
25 (fingers) |
Egyptian |
450 mm |
6 |
|
1.5 |
1.3 |
|
|
| 1 cubit of 19.2" 5 hands
|
25 (fingers) |
English |
480 mm |
|
5 |
1.62 |
1.3 |
|
|
| 1 mh royal cubit
|
28 (dj) |
Egyptian |
525 mm |
7 |
|
2.33 |
1.4 |
|
|
| 1 bema
|
40 (daktylos) |
Greek |
771 mm |
10 |
|
2.5 |
2 |
|
|
| 1 yard
|
48 (finger) |
English |
975.36 mm |
12 |
|
3 |
2.4 |
|
|
| 1 xylon
|
72 (daktylos) |
Greek |
1.3878 m |
18 |
|
4.55 |
3.64 |
|
|
| 1 passus pace
|
80 (digitus) |
Roman |
1.542 m |
20 |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
| 1 orguia
|
96 (daktylos) |
Greek |
1.8504 m |
24 |
|
6 |
5 |
|
1
|
| 1 akaina
|
160 (daktylos) |
Greek |
3.084 m |
40 |
|
10 |
8 |
2
|
| 1 English rod
|
264 (fingers) |
English |
5.365 m |
66 |
|
16.5 |
13.2 |
|
1
|
| 1 hayt
|
280 (dj) |
Egyptian |
5.397 m |
70 |
|
17.5 |
14 |
|
3
|
| 1 perch
|
1,056 (fingers) |
English |
20.3544 m |
264 |
|
66 |
53.4 |
|
11
|
| 1 plethron
|
1,600 (daktylos) |
Greek |
30.84 m |
400 |
|
100 |
80 |
20 |
|
| 1 actus
|
1,920 (digitus) |
Roman |
37.008 m |
480 |
|
120 |
96 |
24 |
20
|
| khet side of 100 royal cubits
|
2,800 (dj) |
Egyptian |
53.97 m |
700 |
|
175 |
140 |
35 |
|
| iku side
|
3,600 (ŝushi) |
Mesop |
60m |
|
720 |
240 |
180 |
48 |
40
|
| acre side
|
3,333 (daktylos) |
English |
64.359 m |
835 |
|
208.71 |
168.9 |
|
|
| 1 stade of Eratosthenes
|
8,400 (dj) |
Egyptian |
157.5 m |
2100 |
|
525 |
420 |
84 |
70
|
| 1 stade
|
8,100 (shushi) |
Persian |
162 m |
|
2700 |
900 |
525 |
85 |
|
| 1 minute
|
9,600 (daktylos) |
Egyptian |
180 m |
2400 |
|
600 |
480 |
96 |
80
|
| 1 stadion 600 pous
|
9,600 (daktylos) |
Greek |
185 m |
2400 |
|
600 |
480 |
96 |
80
|
| 1 stadium625 pes
|
9,600 (daktylos) |
Roman |
185 m |
2400 |
|
625 |
500 |
100 |
|
| 1 furlong 625 pes
|
10,000 (digitus) |
Roman |
185.0 m |
2640 |
|
660 |
528 |
132 |
88
|
| 1 furlong 600 pous
|
9900 (daktylos) |
English |
185.0 m |
1980 |
|
660 |
528 |
132 |
88
|
| 1 Olympic Stadion 600 pous
|
10,000 (daktylos) |
Greek |
192.8 m |
2500 |
|
625 |
500 |
100 |
|
| 1 furlong 625 fote
|
10,000(fingers) |
Old English |
203.2 m |
2500 |
|
635 |
500 |
100 |
|
| 1 stade
|
11,520 (daktylos) |
Persian |
222 m |
2880 |
|
720 |
576 |
144 |
120
|
| 1 cable
|
11,520 (daktylos) |
English |
222 m |
2880 |
|
720 |
576 |
144 |
120
|
| 1 furlong 660 feet
|
10,560 (inches) |
English |
268.2 m |
2640 |
|
660 |
528 |
132 |
110
|
| 1 diaulos
|
19,200 (daktylos) |
Greek |
370 m |
4800 |
|
1,200 |
960 |
192 |
160
|
| 1 English myle
|
75,000(fingers) |
Old English |
1.524 km |
|
15000 |
5,000 |
4000 |
800
|
| 1 mia chilioi
|
80,000 (daktylos) |
Greek |
1.628352 km |
20,000 |
|
5,000 |
1000 |
|
|
| 1 mile
|
84,480 (fingers) |
English |
1.628352 km |
21,120 |
|
5,280 |
4224 |
1056 |
880
|
| 1 dolichos
|
115,200 (daktylos) |
Greek |
2.22 km |
28,800 |
7,200 |
5760 |
4800 |
|
| 1 stadia of Xenophon
|
280,000 (daktylos) |
Greek |
5.397 km |
70,000 |
|
17,500 |
1400 |
3500 |
|
| 1/10 degree
|
560,000 (daktylos) |
Greek |
10.797 km |
140,000 |
|
35,000 |
2800 |
7000 |
|
| 1 schϓnus
|
576,000 (daktylos)Z |
Greek |
11.1 km |
144,000 |
|
36,000 |
288000 |
28800 |
24000
|
| 1 stathmos
|
1,280,000 (daktylos) |
Greek |
24.672 km |
320,000 |
|
80,000 |
64000 |
16000 |
|
| 1 degree
|
5,760,000 (digitus) |
Roman |
111 km |
1,440,000 |
|
360,000 |
288000 |
72000 |
60000
|
- 1 daktulos (pl. daktuloi), digit
- = 1/16 pous
|
