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Convert link [li] to barleycorn
Please provide values below to Convert link [li] to barleycorn, or vice versa.
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.
What is a Barleycorn?
A barleycorn equals 1/3 inch (8.47 mm), based on medieval grain lengths. This unit survives in British shoe sizing where 1 barleycorn represents a full size difference. The 'John Barleycorn' folk song references this measurement.
link [li] to barleycorn Conversion Table
| link [li] | barleycorn |
|---|---|
| 0.01 link [li] | 0.2376 barleycorn |
| 0.1 link [li] | 2.376 barleycorn |
| 1 link [li] | 23.76 barleycorn |
| 2 link [li] | 47.52 barleycorn |
| 3 link [li] | 71.28 barleycorn |
| 5 link [li] | 118.8 barleycorn |
| 10 link [li] | 237.6 barleycorn |
| 20 link [li] | 475.2 barleycorn |
| 50 link [li] | 1188 barleycorn |
| 100 link [li] | 2376 barleycorn |
| 1000 link [li] | 23760 barleycorn |
How to Convert link [li] to barleycorn
1 link [li] = 23.76 barleycorn
1 barleycorn = 0.042087542087542 link [li]
Example: convert 15 link [li] to barleycorn:
15 × 23.76 = 356.4 barleycorn