Rond Palm

The Rond-Palm was a Dutch measure for measuring the circumference of a ship's mast . The diameter palm , which was used to determine the mast diameter, was part of this measurement . The palm or palm was 1/3 of an Amsterdam foot (old = 0.283133 meters ).

• 1 rond palm = 42.335 Parisian lines = 95.5 millimeters
• 1 diameter palm = 134.762 Parisian lines = 0.304 meters

literature

• Anton Wach: Non-profit building advisor for all work and material calculations in the building industry. Friedrich Lempsky, Prague 1863, p. 380
• Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1849, p. 37