This section of the book is from the "Household Companion: The Practical Mechanic" book.

60 seconds = 1 minute.
60 minutes = 1 degree.
360 degrees = 1 circle.
4 farthings = 1 penny.
12 pennies = 1 shilling.
20 shillings = 1 pound.
21 shillings = 1 guinea.
7.92 inches = 1 link.
25 links = 1 rod.
100 links or four rods = 1 chain.
80 chains = 1 mile.
24 sheets = 1 quire.
20 quires = 1 ream.
2 reams = 1 bundle.
5 bundles = 1 bale.
Notes:
The chain (ch.), used by surveyors is called Gunter's chain, and consists of 100 links (l.). Its length is 792 inches, equal to 66 feet, or 4 rods. Its divisions are decimal, so that chains and links may be written as one number in the same manner as dollars and cents,
Thus, since 35 links equal .35 of a chain, 35 links is written 25.35 chains.
Any year the number of which is exactly divisible by 4, but not by 100, is a leap year. When the number is divisible exactly by 400 it is also a leap year.
The solar or tropical year has a length of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 49.7 seconds.
 
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