Sagine

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Sagine , Sagene , was a Russian measure of length. The measure is almost the same as the Saschen . The difference is in the foot size : 0.3048 meters and 0.3139 meters. In terms of size, it corresponds to a fathom .

  • 1 sagine = 7 feet = 2,197 meters

literature

  • HA Pierer : Pierer's Universal Lexicon of Past and Present, or Latest Encyclopedic Dictionary of Science, Arts and Crafts. Volume 14, Verlagbuchhandlung H. A, Pierer, Altenburg 1862, p. 756.
  • Smaller Brockhaus'sches conversation lexicon for manual use. Volume 4, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1856, p. 310.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Sachs, Césaire Villatte: Encyclopaedic French-German and German-French dictionary. G. Langenscheidt 's Verlagbuchhandlung, Berlin 1877, p. 1383.