Geometric step

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The geometric step was a measure of length and measure orientation was the French foot or shoe. This Parisian pied de roi or king's foot was calculated with 32.48 centimeters .

  • 1 geometric step = 5 feet = 1.624 meters

The simple or mean step was only half as long and had

  • 1 step = 2 ½ feet

See also

literature

  • Johann WM Henning: Guide to methodical teaching in geography. Inferten 1812, p. 326.
  • Johann Christian August Heyse : General foreign dictionary or manual for understanding and avoiding foreign expressions that are more or less common in our language. Volume 1, Hahn'sche Hofbuchhandlung, Hanover 1835, p. 403.