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Ancient units of length

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Modern metrologist have found the Roman foot to be ¹⁶⁄₂₈ of the Nippur cubit: 29,6352 cm.

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1. The value of the historical Roman foot scientifically obtained through modern statistical methods is 296.2 mm ± 0.5 mm, or about (296.2 ± 0.17%) mm (cf. Rottländer, Tübingen, Germany). The table above is based on this value, but rounded to the millimetre precision for the foot.
2. Lengd hins fornrómanska fets hefur verið reiknað út með seinni tíma talnafræði og reynist vera 296.2 mm ± 0.5 mm eða um það bil (296.2 ± 0.17%) mm (cf. Rottländer, Tübingen, Germany). Þetta er útreikningsgrunnur töflunnar.