Measurement
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Measurements are remarkably unified across the nations and peoples of the world. For quick reference, they can be summarized below:
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[edit] Length
- 10 inches = 3 hands = 1 foot
- 3 feet = 1 pace
- 2 paces = 1 span
- 1000 spans = 1 mile
- 4 miles = 1 league
[edit] Area
While area measurements can be expressed by squaring a unit of length, some have special names:
- 1 ribbon = 20 paces x 10 paces (200 square paces)
- 1 cord = 20 paces x 50 paces (1000 square paces)
- 1 hide = 100 paces x 100 paces (10,000 square paces)
- 1 rope = 100 paces x 1000 paces (100,000 square paces)
- 1 march = 1000 paces x 1000 paces (1/4 square mile)
- 1 square mile = 400 hides
- 1 pace of cloth = 1 normal pace and 1 hand x 1 normal pace and 1 hand
[edit] Weight
- 10 ounces = 1 pound
- 10 pounds = 1 stone
- 10 stone = 1 hundredweight
- 10 hundredweight = 1 ton
[edit] Coinage
Actual monetary value is frequently determined by weight in precious metals, since the content of coins from different nations does vary. The following scale is used in Tar Valon and Andor, who are believed to have the heaviest coins in the Westlands:
- 10 copper pennies = 1 silver penny
- 100 silver pennies = 1 silver mark
- 10 silver marks = 1 silver crown
- 10 silver crowns = 1 gold mark
- 10 gold marks = 1 gold crown
In other countries, the conversion rate will be different[1].
[edit] Time
- 1 day = 24 hours
- 1 week = 10 days
- 1 month = 28 days
- 1 year = 13 months
- more to come...
There are names for the months, but they are almost never used; most people refer to a date as by how long before or after a particular Feastday it falls.
