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How many stadion in 1 rods? The answer is 0.031890932149651. We assume you are converting between stadion and rod [international]. You can view more details on each measurement unit: stadion or rods The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.0063411540900444 stadion, or 0.19883878151595 rods. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between stadia and rods. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 stadion to rods = 31.35688 rods
2 stadion to rods = 62.71375 rods
3 stadion to rods = 94.07063 rods
4 stadion to rods = 125.4275 rods
5 stadion to rods = 156.78438 rods
6 stadion to rods = 188.14126 rods
7 stadion to rods = 219.49813 rods
8 stadion to rods = 250.85501 rods
9 stadion to rods = 282.21188 rods
10 stadion to rods = 313.56876 rods
You can do the reverse unit conversion from rods to stadion, or enter any two units below:
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).
A rod is a unit of length, equal to 11 cubits, 5.0292 metres or 16.5 feet. A rod is the same length as a perch[1] and a pole. The lengths of the perch (one rod) and chain (four rods) were standardized in 1607 by Edmund Gunter.
The length is equal to the standardized length of the ox goad used by medieval English ploughmen; fields were measured in acres which were one chain (four rods) by one furlong (in the United Kingdom, ten chains).
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