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For the comics character by Michael Turner see Fathom (comics)
1 fathom =
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1. Michael Layne Turner ( April 21, 1971 – June 27, 2008) was an American Comic book artist born in Crossville Tennessee Fathom is a Comic book created by Michael Turner and originally published by Top Cow Productions. 82880 m 182. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 880 cm
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6. A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth US customary units, also known in the United States as English units or Imperial units (in reference to the British Empire) (but see English Imperial units or the Imperial system is a collection of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 00000 ft 72. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 0000 in
For other uses, see, see Fathom (disambiguation). Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches.
This derivation of the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci, depicts nine historical units of measurement: the Yard, the Span, the Cubit, the Flemish Ell, the English Ell, the French Ell, the Fathom, the Hand , and the Foot. The Vitruvian man was drawn to scale, so the units depicted are displayed with their proper historical ratios.
This derivation of the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci, depicts nine historical units of measurement: the Yard, the Span, the Cubit, the Flemish Ell, the English Ell, the French Ell, the Fathom, the Hand , and the Foot. The Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned Drawing with accompanying notes created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487 as recorded in one of his journals Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer A yard (abbreviation yd) is a unit of Length in several different systems including English units Imperial units and United Span is the width of a Human hand from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the Pinky finger. For the multi-touch interface see CUBIT (multi-touch. For the unit of information see Qubit. An ell (from Proto-Indo-European *el- "elbow forearm" is a unit of measurement approximating the distance from the elbow to the wrist See also Hand A hand (or handbreadth) is a unit of length Measurement, originally based on the breadth of a Male Human hand A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The Vitruvian man was drawn to scale, so the units depicted are displayed with their proper historical ratios.

A fathom is a unit of length in the Imperial system (and the derived U.S. customary units). Length is the long Dimension of any object The length of a thing is the distance between its ends its linear extent as measured from end to end Imperial units or the Imperial system is a collection of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 US customary units, also known in the United States as English units or Imperial units (in reference to the British Empire) (but see English The name derives from the Old English word fæðm meaning 'a pair of outstretched arms'. [1][2] In Middle English it was fathme. Middle English is the name given by Historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of Its size varied slightly depending on its base definition, either based on a thousandth of an (Admiralty) nautical mile or as a multiple of the imperial yard. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. A yard (abbreviation yd) is a unit of Length in several different systems including English units Imperial units and United There are 2 yards (6 feet) in a fathom. A yard (abbreviation yd) is a unit of Length in several different systems including English units Imperial units and United A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit [3]

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International Fathom

One fathom is equal to:

In 1954 the United States and countries of the Commonwealth of Nations defined the length of the international yard to be exactly 0. See also Hand A hand (or handbreadth) is a unit of length Measurement, originally based on the breadth of a Male Human hand Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 9144 metres. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International With the adoption of the metric SI system the use of fathoms declined.

British Fathom

The British Admiralty defined a fathom to be a thousandth of an imperial nautical mile (which was 6080 ft) or 6. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. 08 feet. In practice the fathom was always regarded as exactly 6 feet. No conflict in the real world existed as depths on Imperial nautical charts were indicated in feet if less than 30 feet and in fathoms for depths above that.

Use of the fathom

The fathom is now of mainly historical interest. In most countries, it is an obsolete unit and has not been used in maritime affairs for decades. All nautical charts produced by Hydrographic Offices worldwide (except for those produced by the U. S. Hydrographic Office, which uses feet and fathoms. [4] ) indicate depths in metres. Until early in the twentieth century, it was the unit used to measure the depth of mines (mineral extraction) in the United Kingdom. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [5]

Burial

It is customary, when burying the dead, to inter the corpse at a fathom's depth, or six feet under. Burial, also called interment and inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground A burial at sea (where the body is weighted to force it to the bottom) requires a minimum of six fathoms of water. Burial at sea describes the procedure of disposing of human remains in the ocean normally from a ship or boat This is the origin of the phrase to deep six, meaning to discard, or dispose of. [6]

Other fathoms and similar units of length

Units of length similar to the size of the fathom can be found in many cultures. Some are listed below.

Culture Name Length in metres
Croatian hvat 1. Hvat is a historical unit of measure that was common in Croatia. 896484
Czech sáh 1. 7928
Danish favn 1. 883124
Dutch vadem, vaam 1. 883679
Estonian süld n/a
Finnish syli n/a
French toise (circa 1150), brasse (1409) ~1. A toise (symbol T) is a unit of measure for Length, Area and Volume originating in pre-revolutionary France 949
German Klafter, Faden = 6 Fuß n/a resp. 1. 7
Ancient Greek orguia 1. The ancient Greek system of weights and measures was built mainly upon the Egyptian, and formed the basis of the later Roman system. 8542
Hungarian öl 1. 8964838 (Viennese)
India (State of Manipur) Sana lamjel n/a
Italian braccio n/a
Japanese hiro (尋) ~1. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Sana lamjel was a customary Unit of length used in the erstwhile kingdom of Manipur, now a state of India. 818
Maltese qasba ~2. 096
Norwegian favn 1. 882[7]
Polish sążeń 1. 728
Portuguese braça n/a
Russian morskaya sazhen (морская сажень) 1. 852
Turkish kulaç 1. 83
Sanskrit vyama n/a
Serbian hvat (хват) n/a
Slovak siaha n/a
Spanish braza 1. 6718
Swedish famn 1. 7814

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Notes

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, second edition, 1989;
  2. ^ Bosworth, Joseph; Thomas Toller (ed. English unit is the American name for a unit in one of a number of systems of Units of measurement, some obsolete and some still in use in present-day USA, the Imperial units or the Imperial system is a collection of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 US customary units, also known in the United States as English units or Imperial units (in reference to the British Empire) (but see English The ancient Greek system of weights and measures was built mainly upon the Egyptian, and formed the basis of the later Roman system. A sounding line or lead line is a length of thin Rope with a Plummet, generally of Lead, at its end Joseph Bosworth ( 1789 - May 27, 1876) English scholar of Anglo-Saxon language and Anglo-Saxon literature, was born in ) (1898). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.  
  3. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica eleventh edition 1911.
  4. ^ NOAA Chart. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus.
  5. ^ Mining Encyclopaedia. Retrieved on 2007-05-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
  6. ^ Hirsch, Jr, E. D. ; Kett, Joseph F; Trefi, James (2002). The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0618226478.  
  7. ^ Bokmålsordboka. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.

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fathom

-noun

  1. (obsolete) Grasp, envelopment, control.
  2. (nautical) A measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms, standardised to six feet, now used mainly for measuring depths in seas or oceans.

-verb

  1. (transitive, archaic) To encircle with outstretched arms, especially to take a measurement; to embrace.
  2. (transitive) To measure the depth of, take a sounding of.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To get to the bottom of; to manage to comprehend (a problem etc.).
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