How many pouces in 1 stadion? The answer is 6208.6614173228. We assume you are converting between pouce and stadion. You can view more details on each measurement unit: pouces or stadion The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 39.370078740157 pouces, or 0.0063411540900444 stadion. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between pouces and stadia. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
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The pouce is a French "inch" unit. The modern definition from the international standard of units is that 1 inch = 2.54 cm or 1 pouce = 25.4 mm. The word pouce means "thumb" in French. In past history, it was equal to 1/12 pied. Based on the pied de roi, the historical pouce was equal to about 1.066 inches or 2.707 centimeters.
An empirical determination of the length of the stadion was made by Lev Vasilevich Firsov, who compared 81 distances given by Eratosthenes and Strabo with the straight-line distances measured by modern methods, and averaged the results. He obtained a result of about 157.7 metres (172.5 yd).
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