Units of length

Fill in the table below giving your answers to the nearest hundredth.

name value metric equivalence
le point       0.188 mm
la ligne 12 points mm
le pouce 12 lignes cm
le pied 12 pouces dm
la toise 6 pieds   m
la lieue de Paris 2000 toises km
la brasse 10/12 toises   m
l'encablure 120 brasses hm
le compas 5 pieds 6 pouces   m
l'aune de Paris 3 pieds 7 pouces 8 lignes   m

These measures of length existed before the SI units were introduced after the French Revolution. The 'brasse', 'encablure' and 'compas' are nautical lengths, and the 'aune' was used in upholstery.
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