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Convert link [li] to handbreadth
Please provide values below to Convert link [li] to handbreadth, 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 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.
link [li] to handbreadth Conversion Table
| link [li] | handbreadth |
|---|---|
| 0.01 link [li] | 0.0264 handbreadth |
| 0.1 link [li] | 0.264 handbreadth |
| 1 link [li] | 2.64 handbreadth |
| 2 link [li] | 5.28 handbreadth |
| 3 link [li] | 7.92 handbreadth |
| 5 link [li] | 13.2 handbreadth |
| 10 link [li] | 26.4 handbreadth |
| 20 link [li] | 52.8 handbreadth |
| 50 link [li] | 132 handbreadth |
| 100 link [li] | 264 handbreadth |
| 1000 link [li] | 2640 handbreadth |
How to Convert link [li] to handbreadth
1 link [li] = 2.64 handbreadth
1 handbreadth = 0.37878787878788 link [li]
Example: convert 15 link [li] to handbreadth:
15 × 2.64 = 39.6 handbreadth