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hand = 0.1016 length
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hand = .14285714 archin (Russian archin), .0017376 arpentlin, 12 barleycorn, .00277778 bolt (of cloth), .00111111 city block (informal), 5.48 digitus (Roman digitus), .05555556 fathom, .21953897 Greek cubit, .43907794 Greek span, 4 inch, .18348624 Israeli cubit, 1.07E-17 light yr (light year), .50505051 link (surveyors link), .00005486 nautical mile, .22857143 Roman cubit, .01666667 rope, .00111111 soccer field, .00000772 spindle, .00054885 stadia (Greek stadia), .12124886 vara (Mexican vara).

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