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Length/Distance | Convert from arpent [France] to point [Britain, US] |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (arpent [France]) The Arpent is a traditional unit of distance in French-speaking nations. It was used as a land measurement, which is the reason for 'Arpentage' becomming the French word for surveying. It has an official definition of 191.835 English feet (58.471308 meters). Unit Definition (point [Britain, US]) The unit of measure for the height of type, defined as 1/72 of an inch* or 0.3527777778 mm (*small differences occur in this unit between countries, the variables lying between 0.188 and 0.4mm)
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