hand-barleycorn conversion

Conversion number between hand and barleycorn is 12. This means, that hand is bigger unit than barleycorn.

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from barleycorn to hand conversion

Enter the number in hand:

hand

eg.: 10.12345 or 1.123e5

Result in barleycorn

precision	[info]
Decimal:	[!]
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Calculation process of conversion value

1 hand = (exactly) `(0.1016) / ((254/30000))` = 12 barleycorn
1 barleycorn = (exactly) `((254/30000)) / (0.1016)` = 0.083333333333333 hand
? hand × `(0.1016 ("m"/"hand")) / ((254/30000) ("m"/"barleycorn"))` = ? barleycorn

High precision conversion

If conversion between hand to metre and metre to barleycorn is exactly definied, high precision conversion from hand to barleycorn is enabled.

Decimal places: (0-800)

hand
Result in barleycorn:
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hand to barleycorn conversion chart

Start value:	[hand]
Step size	[hand]
How many lines?	(max 100)

visual:

hand	barleycorn
0	0
10	120
20	240
30	360
40	480
50	600
60	720
70	840
80	960
90	1080
100	1200
110	1320

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Multiple conversion

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Details about hand and barleycorn units:

Convert Hand to other unit:

hand

Definition of hand unit: ≡ 4 in.

Convert Barleycorn to other unit:

barleycorn

Definition of barleycorn unit: = 1⁄3 in. of chiefly historical interest

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