Furlong

Physical unit
Unit name	Furlong
Unit symbol	${\ displaystyle \ mathrm {fur}}$
Physical quantity (s)	length
Formula symbol	${\ displaystyle l}$
dimension	${\ displaystyle {\ mathsf {L}}}$
system	Anglo-American system of measurement
In SI units	${\ displaystyle \ mathrm {1 \, fur = 201 {,} 168 \; m}}$
Named after	English Furlong , "furrow length"
Derived from	Chain , Rod
See also: yard

The Furlong ( dt. " Furrows length ") is an old Anglo-American measure of length coming from the agriculture . It is not metric and therefore not SI conform .

definition

1 furlong = 10 chain = 40 rod = 220 yards = 660 feet (ft) = 7920 inches (in) = 201.168 meters
1 English Mile = 8 Furlong = 80 Chain = 320 Rod = 8000 Link

The old unit acre (4046.86 m²) corresponds to a strip-shaped field of 1 furlong × 0.1 furlong that a team of oxen could plow in about a day . The units morning and yoke , which are still alive in the rural population in Europe today, have similar dimensions .

use

The Furlong is used especially in Great Britain for the routes of horse races. The Ascot horse race goes over 20 furlongs and thus two and a half miles.

Scottish furlong

The old Scottish furlong deviated from the Anglo-American measure and was about 25 meters taller. The length of this furlong was 226.7671 meters. The conversion factor can be set at 1.127.

1 mile (bulkhead) = 8 furlongs = 1,814.1368 meters

literature

Erna Padelt, Hansgeorg Laporte: Units and magnitudes of the natural sciences. Fachbuchverlag Leipzig, 1964, 1967, page 329.

Individual evidence

^ Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 228.

[1] Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 228.