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Convert handbreadth to link [li]
Please provide values below to Convert handbreadth to link [li], or vice versa.
What is a Handbreadth?
The Handbreadth, also sometimes called a palm, is a unit of length based on the width of a human hand (excluding the thumb). Its exact value varies but is typically around 7-10 centimeters or 3-4 inches.
What is a Surveyor's Link?
A link equals 7.92 inches (20.12 cm) or 1/100 of a surveyor's chain. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, this unit became fundamental in American land division, where 100 links made 1 chain and 10 chains defined an acre's width.
handbreadth to link [li] Conversion Table
| handbreadth | link [li] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 handbreadth | 0.00378787878788 link [li] |
| 0.1 handbreadth | 0.0378787878788 link [li] |
| 1 handbreadth | 0.378787878788 link [li] |
| 2 handbreadth | 0.757575757576 link [li] |
| 3 handbreadth | 1.13636363636 link [li] |
| 5 handbreadth | 1.89393939394 link [li] |
| 10 handbreadth | 3.78787878788 link [li] |
| 20 handbreadth | 7.57575757576 link [li] |
| 50 handbreadth | 18.9393939394 link [li] |
| 100 handbreadth | 37.8787878788 link [li] |
| 1000 handbreadth | 378.787878788 link [li] |
How to Convert handbreadth to link [li]
1 handbreadth = 0.37878787878788 link [li]
1 link [li] = 2.64 handbreadth
Example: convert 15 handbreadth to link [li]:
15 × 0.37878787878788 = 5.6818181818182 link [li]